Organ+of+hearing
91Alfonso Giacomo Gaspare Corti — (* 22. Juni 1822 in Gambarana (Lombardei); † 2. Oktober 1876 in Corvino San Quirico) war ein italienischer Anatom. Corti studierte ab 1841 Medizin an der Universität Pavia und wurde stark vom Anatomen Antonio Scarpa beeinflusst. 1847 ging er an… …
92lagena — 1. SYN: cupular cecum of the cochlear duct. 2. One of the three parts of the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear of lower vertebrates; in mammals, the l. becomes the cochlea. [L. flask] * * * la·ge·na or Brit la·gae·na lə jē nə n …
93ear — ear1 noun 1》 the organ of hearing and balance in humans and other vertebrates, especially the external part of this. ↘(in other animals) an organ sensitive to sound. 2》 an ability to recognize and appreciate sounds: an ear for music. 3》… …
94o|to|cyst — «OH tuh sihst», noun. an organ in many invertebrates, probably of sense of direction and balance, containing fluid and otoliths, once supposed to be an organ of hearing. ╂[< Greek oûs, ōtós ear + English cyst] …
95Temporal — Tem po*ral, a. [L. temporalis, fr. tempora the temples: cf. F. temporal. See {Temple} a part of the head.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the temple or temples; as, the temporal bone; a temporal artery. [1913 Webster] {Temporal bone}, a very complex …
96Temporal bone — Temporal Tem po*ral, a. [L. temporalis, fr. tempora the temples: cf. F. temporal. See {Temple} a part of the head.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the temple or temples; as, the temporal bone; a temporal artery. [1913 Webster] {Temporal bone}, a… …
97cochlea — noun (plural cochleas or cochleae) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, snail, snail shell, from Greek kochlias, from kochlos snail; probably akin to Greek konchē mussel Date: 1688 a hollow tube in the inner ear of higher vertebrates that is usually …
98inner ear — noun Date: 1855 the essential organ of hearing and equilibrium that is located in the temporal bone, is innervated by the auditory nerve, and includes the vestibule, the semicircular canals, and the cochlea …
99temporal lobe — noun Date: 1889 a large lobe of each cerebral hemisphere that is situated in front of the occipital lobe and contains a sensory area associated with the organ of hearing …
100Babylonian law — Archaeological material for the study of Babylonian law is singularly extensive. So called contracts exist in the thousands, including a great variety of deeds, conveyances, bonds, receipts, accounts, and most important of all, actual legal… …
