perilymph

American

[per-i-limf] / ˈpɛr ɪˌlɪmf /

noun

Anatomy.

the fluid between the bony and membranous labyrinths of the ear.

perilymph British

/ ˈpɛrɪˌlɪmf /

noun

the fluid filling the space between the membranous and bony labyrinths of the internal ear

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

perilymphatic

adjective

Etymology

Origin of perilymph

First recorded in 1830–40; peri- + lymph

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Perilymph, per′i-limf, n. the fluid which surrounds the membraneous labyrinth of the ear.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various

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