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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

MODIOLUS

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

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

New American Oxford Dictionary

modiolus

mo di o lus |məˈdīələs məˈdaɪələs | ▶noun ( pl. modioli |-ˌlī, -ˌlē | ) Anatomy the conical central axis of the cochlea of the ear. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from Latin, literally ‘nave of a wheel. ’

Oxford Dictionary

modiolus

modiolus |məˈdʌɪələs | ▶noun ( pl. modioli ) Anatomy the conical central axis of the cochlea of the ear. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from Latin, literally ‘nave of a wheel ’.