"modiolus" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: modioli [plural]
Etymology: From Latin modiolus (“wheel's hub”), diminutive of modius (“measure of grain”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|modiolus||wheel's hub}} Latin modiolus (“wheel's hub”) Head templates: {{en-noun|modioli}} modiolus (plural modioli)
  1. (anatomy) The central core of the cochlea Translations (central core of the cochlea): osa hlemýždě [feminine] (Czech), Schneckenspindel [feminine] (German), modiolus [masculine] (Latin)
    Sense id: en-modiolus-en-noun-2twoAl6E Categories (other): Anatomy Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'central core of the cochlea': 97 3
  2. (anatomy) A chiasma of facial muscles held together by fibrous tissue Translations (chiasma of facial muscles held together by fibrous tissue): vřeteno [neuter] (Czech), Knoten [masculine] (German), modiolus [masculine] (Latin), węzeł [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-modiolus-en-noun-prriZhrD Categories (other): Anatomy, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 92 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 5 49 6 6 26 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 52 4 3 34 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 19 81 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'chiasma of facial muscles held together by fibrous tissue': 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: perimodiolar Related terms: modioliform

Inflected forms

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