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organ of Corti

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
organ of Corti

▶noun Anatomy a structure in the cochlea of the inner ear which produces nerve impulses in response to sound vibrations.

– origin C19: named after the Italian anatomist Alfonso Corti.

'organ of Corti' also found in these Oxford entries:

cochlea - tectorial

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