COCHLEARIS
\kˈɒt͡ʃli͡əɹˌɪs], \kˈɒtʃliəɹˌɪs], \k_ˈɒ_tʃ_l_iə_ɹ_ˌɪ_s]\
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A gelatinous looking tissue, seen on opening the cochlea, by which the membranous zone is connected, at its outer or convex margin, with the outer wall. It is supposed by Todd and Bowman to be muscular; and to have a preservative office, being placed to defend the cochlear nerves from undue vibrations of sound, in a way analogous to that in which the iris protects the retina from excessive light.
By Robley Dunglison
