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noun
The watery fluid inside the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: Scarpa's fluid
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the bodily fluid that fills the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: liquid body substance, bodily fluid, body fluid, humor, humour
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1n̥dóm Proto-Hellenic *éndon Ancient Greek ἔνδον (éndon)der. English endo- English lymph English endolymph From endo- + lymph.
Across languages
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
