ORGAN OF CORTI

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does organ of Corti mean? 

• ORGAN OF CORTI (noun)
  The noun ORGAN OF CORTI has 1 sense:

1. the hearing organ of the inner ear; contains receptors that respond to sound waves

  Familiarity information: ORGAN OF CORTI used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ORGAN OF CORTI (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The hearing organ of the inner ear; contains receptors that respond to sound waves

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("organ of Corti" is a kind of...):

organ of hearing (the part of the ear that is responsible for sensations of sound)

Meronyms (parts of "organ of Corti"):

hair cell (a sensory epithelial cell present in the organ of Corti)

Holonyms ("organ of Corti" is a part of...):

cochlea (the snail-shaped tube (in the inner ear coiled around the modiolus) where sound vibrations are converted into nerve impulses by the organ of Corti)

 Context examples 

The cells forming the outer spiraled tunnel walls in the organ of Corti within the inner ear.

(Outer Rod of the Corti, NCI Thesaurus)

The cells forming the inner spiraled tunnel walls in the organ of Corti within the inner ear.

(Inner Rod of the Corti, NCI Thesaurus)

Mechanoreceptors located in the organ of Corti that are sensitive to auditory stimuli and in the vestibular apparatus that are sensitive to movement of the head.

(Hair Cell, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

It vibrates in response to sound, exciting the hair cells and supports the organ of Corti.

(Basilar Membrane of the Membranous Canal of the Cochlea, NCI Thesaurus)

A tall, slender cell extending from the basilar membrane to the free surface of the organ of Corti.

(Inner Supporting Cell, NCI Thesaurus)