Anatomy
labyrinthine membrane
[ lab-uh-rin-thin, -theen mem-breyn ]
Definitions related to membranous labyrinth:
  • Organ with organ cavity which consists of the vestibular labyrinth and the cochlear labyrinth. Examples: There are only two membranous labyrinths, the right and the left.
    Digital Anatomist
    University of Washington, 2003
  • Organ with organ cavity, each instance of which has as its direct parts some vestibular labyrinth and cochlear labyrinth. Examples: There are only two membranous labyrinths, the right and the left.
    Foundational Model of Anatomy
    University of Washington, 2017
  • Part of the inner ear contained within the bony labyrinth that contains endolymph, and houses specialized sensory receptors involved in hearing and equilibrium.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (labyrinthine membrane) System of communicating epithelial sacs and ducts lodged within the osseous labyrinth but separated from the major portion of the bony labyrinth by the perilymphatic space; contains the endolymph.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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