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| or·gan of Cor·ti [ àwrgən əv káwrtee ] |
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part of inner ear: a part of the cochlea of the inner ear that transforms sound energy into nerve impulses and sends those impulses to the brain
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| [Late 19th century. After Alfonso Corti (1822-1888), Italian anatomist] |
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