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OSSEOUS LABYRINTH

\ˈɒsi͡əs lˈabəɹˌɪnθ], \ˈɒsi‍əs lˈabəɹˌɪnθ], \ˈɒ_s_iə_s l_ˈa_b_ə_ɹ_ˌɪ_n_θ]\

Definitions of OSSEOUS LABYRINTH

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2011 - English Dictionary Database
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

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

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

bony part of internal ear.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

The osseous capsule or envelope of the membranous l. It is divided into the vestibule, the three semicircular canals, the cochlea, and the internal auditory canal. It lies in the petrous portion of the temporal bone. [Gr.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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