Inner ear Common

Inner ear has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Noun

a complex system of interconnecting cavities; concerned with hearing and equilibrium

inner ear internal ear labyrinth

The portion of the ear located within the temporal bone which includes the semicircular canals, vestibule, and cochlea and is responsible for hearing and balance.

See Also

tympanoperiotic otoneuroprotective electrocochleography labyrinthectomy stereocilium outer ear otoscopy kinocilium

Related Terms

tympanoperiotic otoneuroprotective electrocochleography labyrinthectomy stereocilium outer ear otoscopy kinocilium middle ear otophysic ménière's disease otoacoustic translabyrinthine otogelin internal ear tectorial membrane round window vestibulocollic mind's ear audiovestibular

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

sense organ

Rhyming Words

ear dear near hear year bear fear mear lear pear rear wear tear sear arear shear spear abear drear grear

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