Modiolus

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Modiolus \Mo*di"o*lus\, n.; pl. {Modioli}. [L., a small
     measure.] (Anat.)
     The central column in the osseous cochlea of the ear.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  modiolus
       n : the central conical bony pillar of the cochlea
       [also: {modioli} (pl)]