endolymph

[en-duh-limf]

noun

Anatomy.

1. the fluid contained within the membranous labyrinth of the ear.

endolymph

/ ˈɛndəʊˌlɪmf, ˌɛndəʊlɪmˈfætɪk /

noun

1. the fluid that fills the membranous labyrinth of the internal ear

Other Word Forms

• endolymphatic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of endolymph¹

First recorded in 1830–40; endo- + lymph

Example Sentences

Their results confirmed David’s suspicions: The warm-blooded animals had less viscous endolymph and smaller and thinner canal shapes.

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In the wake of the destruction, potassium ions build up in the inner ear fluid called endolymph, pulling in more liquid by osmosis.

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Those canals are filled with a liquid called endolymph.

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The whole of the labyrinth is membranous, and contains a fluid, the endolymph; between the membranous wall of the labyrinth and the enclosing bone is a space containing the perilymph.

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It is filled with a liquid which at one place is called the perilymph, and at another place the endolymph.

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