BONY LABYRINTH

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Cavity in the petrous part of the temporal bone that contains the membranous labyrinth

Synonyms:

bony labyrinth; osseous labyrinth

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("bony labyrinth" is a kind of...):

anatomical structure; bodily structure; body structure; complex body part; structure (a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing and its construction and arrangement)

Holonyms ("bony labyrinth" is a part of...):

inner ear; internal ear; labyrinth (a complex system of interconnecting cavities; concerned with hearing and equilibrium)

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