Body Substance
perilymph Audio
per·i·lymph [ per-i-limf ]
Subclass of:
Labyrinthine Fluids
Etymology:
Greek peri = around + Latin lympha = water
Definitions related to perilymph:
  • Fluid separating the membranous labyrinth from the osseous labyrinth of the ear.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • The bodily fluid that fills the space between the bony labyrinth and the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • The fluid separating the membranous labyrinth from the osseous labyrinth of the ear. It is entirely separate from the ENDOLYMPH which is contained in the membranous labyrinth. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed, p1396, 642)
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • (portion of perilymph) Transudate contained in the osseous labyrinth outside the membranous labyrinth.
    Foundational Model of Anatomy
    University of Washington, 2017
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