달팽이관

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Etymology

Compound of 달팽이 (dalpaeng'i, “snail”) +‎ 관(管) (gwan, “tube”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?dalpaeng'igwan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?dalpaeng'igwan
McCune–Reischauer?talp'aengigwan
Yale Romanization?tal.phayngikwan

Noun

달팽이관 • (dalpaeng'igwan) (hanja 달팽이管)

  1. (anatomy, zootomy) cochlea
    Synonyms: 와우각(蝸牛殼) (waugak), 와우관(蝸牛管) (waugwan), 와우(蝸牛) (wau)
    Hyponym: 코르티 기관(器官) (koreuti gigwan, “organ of Corti”)
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