PERILYMPH
\pˈɛɹɪlˌɪmf], \pˈɛɹɪlˌɪmf], \p_ˈɛ_ɹ_ɪ_l_ˌɪ_m_f]\
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The fluid separating the membranous labyrinth from the osseous labyrinth of the ear. It is entirely separate from the ENDOLYMPH which is contained in the membranous labyrinth. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed, p1396, 642)
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A pale, limpid fluid which is poured into the labyrinth from the subarachnoid space through the foramina acustica and leaves the labyrinth through the aqueductus cochleae. It is contained in the space between the osseous and membranous labyrinths. [Gr.]
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