organ of Corti

American  

[awr-guhn uhv kawr-tee] / ˈɔr gən əv ˈkɔr ti /

noun

1. Anatomy, Zoology.  a structure in the cochlea of a mammal, consisting of hair cells that serve as receptors for auditory stimuli.

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organ of Corti British  

/ ˈkɔːtɪ /

noun

1. the sense organ of the cochlea by which sounds are converted into nerve impulses

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organ of Corti Scientific  

/ kôr′tē /

1. A spiral-shaped organ on the inner surface of the cochlea containing sensory receptors called hair cells that convert sound vibrations into nerve impulses. The organ of Corti is named after its discoverer, Italian anatomist Alfonso Corti (1822–1888).

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Etymology

Origin of organ of Corti

1880–85; named after A. Corti ( def. )

Example Sentences

Hair cells not at the correct location in the organ of Corti can themselves contribute to profound hearing loss.”

From Scientific American

The spiral-shaped organ of Corti, found in the cochlea, houses the sensitive hair cells that convert sound vibrations into nerve impulses.

From Scientific American

The complex movement will be conveyed to the base of the stapes, thence to the vestibule, and thence to the cochlea, in which we find the ductus cochlearis containing the organ of Corti.

From Project Gutenberg

The organ of Corti is composed of some four thousand delicate vesicles, graduated in size, each one of which vibrates in unison with some particular number of sound vibrations.

From Project Gutenberg

The latter distinctly says that although the organ of Corti is present in all of the whirls of the cochlea, the auditory cells in it are noticeably degenerate.

From Project Gutenberg