membranous labyrinth

American  

noun

1. labyrinth6a

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Etymology

Origin of membranous labyrinth

First recorded in 1865–70

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membranous labyrinth

The membranous labyrinth consists of a vestibular portion formed by two small sac-like dilatations, called the saccule and the utricle, the latter of which communicates with the semicircular canals by five openings.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various

The inner portion, called the membranous labyrinth, consists essentially of a closed membranous sac, which is filled with the endolymph.

From Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools by Francis M. Walters

The only important respects in which Kishi found the membranous labyrinth, that is, the canals and the ear sacs, of the dancer to differ from that of the gray mouse are the following.

From The Dancing Mouse A Study in Animal Behavior by Robert M. Yerkes

These branches enter the structure of the elongated sacs and membranous labyrinth, radiating in all directions, and finally, they terminate upon the inner surface of the membrane, in minute papillæ, resembling those of the retina.

From A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) by Calvin Cutter

Endolymph, en′dō-limf, n. the fluid within the membranous labyrinth of the ear.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various