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modiolus
mo·di·o·lus [ mō d ələss ] (plural mo·di·o·li [ mō d ə l ])


noun 
Definition:
 
part of inner ear: the bony central pillar of the cochlea in the inner ear
[Late 17th century. < Latin, "nave of a wheel" < modius "measure"]
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