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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 labyrinthplay

  Familiarity information: OSSEOUS LABYRINTH used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


OSSEOUS LABYRINTH (noun)


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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