cochlear

CEFRC1

/ˈkɒk.li.ə/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Related to the spiral part of the inner ear.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Of or pertaining to the cochlea.

Examples

  • Cochlear damage can cause permanent hearing loss.

  • The cochlear implant helped her hear again.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˈkɑ.kli.ɚ/
  • /ˈkoʊ.kli.ɚ/

Deep Dive

More examples

In context

  • The surgeon successfully performed a cochlear implant on the child.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The surgeon implanted a blank device to restore the patient's hearing ability.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

From cochlea + -ar.