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 cavity of this membranous labyrinth is filled with a fluid, the endolymph; and within the utriculus, sacculus and lagena are masses of inorganic matter called the otoliths.

From Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1 Containing Sixteen Experimental Investigations from the Harvard Psychological Laboratory. by Münsterberg, Hugo

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

The fluid in the membranous labyrinth of the ear.

From A Practical Physiology by Blaisdell, Albert F.

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 Walters, Francis M.

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 Cutter, Calvin