modiolus

== English == === Etymology === From Latin modiolus (“wheel's hub”), diminutive of modius (“measure of grain”). === Noun === modiolus (plural modioli) (anatomy) The central core of the cochlea (anatomy) A chiasma of facial muscles held together by fibrous tissue ==== Derived terms ==== perimodiolar ==== Related terms ==== modioliform ==== Translations ==== === References === == Latin == === Etymology === From modius + -olus. === Noun === modiolus m (genitive modiolī); second declension cup (small drinking vessel) bucket of a water wheel hub (of a wheel) (New Latin, anatomy) modiolus This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}. ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Catalan: modíol (learned) → English: modiolus French: moyeu Sicilian: miolu === References === “modiolus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.