spiral ganglion

English

Noun

spiral ganglion (plural spiral ganglia)

1. (neuroanatomy) A mass of bipolar cell bodies occurring in the modiolus of the organ of Corti and giving off axons which comprise the cochlear nerve.

   Synonym: cochlear ganglion

Translations

mass of bipolar cell bodies in the Corti organ

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 螺旋神經節／螺旋神经节 (luóxuán shénjīngjié)

References

• “spiral ganglion”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.