MODIOLUS

modiolus

(noun) the central conical bony pillar of the cochlea

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

modiolus (plural modioli)

(anatomy) The central core of the cochlea

(anatomy) A chiasma of facial muscles held together by fibrous tissue

Source: Wiktionary


Mo*di"o*lus, n.; pl. Modioli. Etym: [L., a small measure.] (Anat.)

Definition: The central column in the osseous cochlea of the ear.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

19 April 2025

CATCH

(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”


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Coffee Trivia

Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.

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