spiral ganglion
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spiral ganglion (plural spiral ganglia)
- (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
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- “spiral ganglion”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.