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cochlear implant

coch·le·ar im·plant (plural coch·le·ar im·plants)


noun 
Definition:
 
implanted hearing aid: a device implanted under the skin that picks up sounds and converts them to impulses transmitted to electrodes placed in the cochlea, restoring some hearing to people with a hearing impairment

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