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MEMBRANOUS LABYRINTH

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The sensory structures of the inner ear including the labyrinthine receptors and the cochlea; contained within the bony labyrinth

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Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("membranous 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)

Meronyms (parts of "membranous labyrinth"):

utricle; utriculus (a small pouch into which the semicircular canals open)

saccule; sacculus (a small sac or pouch (especially the smaller chamber of the membranous labyrinth))

Holonyms ("membranous 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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