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OSSEOUS LABYRINTH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does osseous labyrinth mean?
• OSSEOUS LABYRINTH (noun)
The noun OSSEOUS LABYRINTH has 1 sense:
1. cavity in the petrous part of the temporal bone that contains the membranous labyrinth
Familiarity information: OSSEOUS LABYRINTH used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Cavity in the petrous part of the temporal bone that contains the membranous labyrinth
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
bony labyrinth; osseous labyrinth
Hypernyms ("osseous 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 ("osseous 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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