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Noun: modiolus (modioli)  mow'dI-u-lus
  1. The central conical bony pillar of the cochlea
    "The modiolus forms the axis around which the cochlea spirals"

Derived forms: modioli

Type of: bone, os[2]

Part of: cochlea

Encyclopedia: Modiolus