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coch·le·a

(kŏk′lē-ə, kō′klē-ə)

n. pl. coch·le·ae (-lē-ē′, -lē-ī′) also coch·le·as

A spiral-shaped cavity of the inner ear that resembles a snail shell and contains nerve endings essential for hearing.

[Latin, snail shell, from Greek kokhliās, snail, from kokhlos, land snail.]

coch′le·ar adj.

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Adj.

cochlear - of or relating to the cochlea of the ear; "cochlear implant"

Translations

cochléaire

coclea

cochlear

adj → kochlear

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cochlear

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Amman, July.31 (Petra)-- His Royal Highness Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II on Wednesday checked on the quality of services at the Cochlear Implant Unit at Al Hussein Medical Centre, part of the Crown Prince Foundation's (CPF) Hearing Without Borders initiative.

Crown Prince checks on quality of services at Hearing Without Borders' Cochlear Implant Unit

Health Canada has approved Advanced Bionics (AB)the HiRes Ultra 3D Cochlear Implant.

AB INTRODUCES MRI COCHLEAR IMPLANT TECHNOLOGY

Throughout the United States a significant number of deaf children are receiving cochlear implants, and also using a visual language such as American Sign Language.

THE USE OF A VISUAL LANGUAGE WITH THE CHILD WHO HAS A COCHLEAR IMPLANT

Some people are more profoundly deaf and this is where cochlear implants come in.

Let's try our best to give everyone a fair hearing

The seven-year-old girl was being operated on by a Qatari medical delegation, to have a cochlear device surgically implanted into her head.

Qatari medical team performs cochlear implants for Gaza kids

Cochlear implantation (CI) in contemporary world is accepted as the standard of care for patients with severe cochlear hearing loss.

A Retrospective Study of Cochlear Re-Implantations-Experience from a Large Centre in India

MED-EL, a global technology company, in cooperation with the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber (WKO) organised "The Future of Education for Cochlear Implant Users in Egypt" roundtable, following the visit of a high-level Austrian delegation to Egypt from 18 to 20 February.

MED-EL, WKO organise roundtable on education for cochlear implants users in Egypt

DUBAI/UAE -- The recent funding cuts to cochlear implant programmes will affect the welfare of the children of Pakistan and their future.

Caring for the differently-abled

Cochlear Implants: Audiologic Management and Considerations for Implantable Hearing Devices (online access included)

KARACHI -- International Medical Relief Agency (IMRA) a UK registered charitable organization in collaboration with Memon Medical Institute Hospital (MMIH) implanted six free of cost cochlear to poor patients at MMIH.

Six cochlear implant surgeries performed free of cost at MMIH

Cochlear implant (CI) electrode design has undergone several changes in the past decade from all the three Food and Drug Administration-approved CI manufacturers with the ultimate goal of preserving the delicate structures inside the cochlea [1].

Why Pre-Curved Modiolar Hugging Electrodes Only Cover The Basal Turn of The Cochlea and Not Beyond that?

A cochlear implantation for children with hearing problems is introduced in Kyrgyzstan for the first time, said the director of the National Center for the Protection of Motherhood and Childhood Kamchybek Uzakbayev at a press conference in Bishkek on November 15.