spiral ganglion

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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

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