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cochlear labyrinth

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labyrinth /lab·y·rinth/ (lab´ĭ-rinth) the internal ear, made up of the vestibule, cochlea, and canals. labyrin´thine
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Labyrinth. (A), Anterior view of the bony labyrinth (labyrinthus osseus). (B), Posterior view of the membranous labyrinth (labyrinthus membranaceus), which is contained within the bony labyrinth.

bony labyrinth  the bony part of the internal ear.
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Labyrinth. (A), Anterior view of the bony labyrinth (labyrinthus osseus). (B), Posterior view of the membranous labyrinth (labyrinthus membranaceus), which is contained within the bony labyrinth.
cochlear labyrinth  the part of the membranous labyrinth that includes the perilymphatic space and the cochlear duct.
endolymphatic labyrinth  membranous l.
ethmoidal labyrinth  either of the paired lateral masses of the ethmoid bone, which contain many thin-walled cellular cavities.
membranous labyrinth  a system of communicating epithelial sacs and ducts within the bony labyrinth, containing the endolymph.
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Labyrinth. (A), Anterior view of the bony labyrinth (labyrinthus osseus). (B), Posterior view of the membranous labyrinth (labyrinthus membranaceus), which is contained within the bony labyrinth.
osseous labyrinth  bony l.
perilymphatic labyrinth  perilymphatic space.
vestibular labyrinth  the part of the membranous labyrinth that includes the utricle and saccule and the semicircular ducts.

cochlear labyrinth
n.
The part of the inner ear containing the spiral organ.


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