labyrinth
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- noun
- /ˈlæbəˌrɪnθ/
- Specialized
:
laberinto
- The inner ear consists of a complex system called the labyrinth, which is crucial for balance.
- vestibular labyrinth
Examples
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When a stapedectomy has been carried out during previous surgery, there is an enhanced risk of heating of the labyrinth fluids.
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Even the most experienced surgeon can inadvertently injure the facial nerve or the labyrinth.
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In cases in which the primary surgery was total stapedectomy, the risk of bleeding into the labyrinth is grave.
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The risks of opening the labyrinth by splitting the footplate in an inflamed ear are therefore considerably reduced.
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The receptor cells for vestibular stimuli are the hair cells of the vestibular labyrinth.
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The primary challenge, however, lies in the functional importance of the facial nerve, auditory ossicles, cochlea, and labyrinth.
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The fractures of the petrous bone were further divided into fractures of the labyrinth and extralabyrinthine fractures.
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In mastoid osteomas involving the facial canal or bony labyrinth, complete removal of the lesion is not recommended because damage to the structures is likely.
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A PLF is an abnormal opening between the inner ear and the external surface of the labyrinth capsule that can allow perilymph to leak (figure).
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At the present time, these procedures include: labyrinthotomy with Streptomycin perfusion of the labyrinth, as advocated by Shea, and the otic perotic shunt.
Academic text (1995)
Synonyms
A soft set of tubes and small sacs inside the inner ear that help hearing and balance
A bony space in the skull that holds and protects the inner ear
A hollow part of the skull bone that holds and protects the inner ear
Compounds
- Specialized
A hollow part of the skull bone that holds and protects the inner ear
- Literature
A very large maze in Greek myth on Crete built to hold the Minotaur
- Specialized
A soft set of tubes and small sacs inside the inner ear that help hearing and balance
How Complex
Surface Forms
Etymology
Labyrinth for the ear was named in the same way because the inner ear is like a tiny 'maze' of channels and rooms, so doctors used the same word for those parts. That's why labyrinth can mean both a maze you can walk in and the maze-like cavities that help with hearing and balance.