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Membranous labyrinth

membranous labyrinth

A complex arrangement of communicating membranous canaliculi and sacs, filled with endolymph and surrounded by perilymph, suspended within the cavity of the bony labyrinth; its chief divisions are the cochlear labyrinth and the vestibular labyrinth.

Synonym: labyrinthus membranaceus.


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