Crossword-Solution: PERILYMPH
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Perilymph | n. | The fluid which surrounds the membranous labyrinth of the internal ear, and separates it from the walls of the chambers in which the labyrinth lies. |
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| Clue | Answers |
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| fluid filling the space between the membranous and bony labyrinths of the internal ear | 1 answer |
| ear part | 32 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
The superficial contents of any figure; the surface included
within any given lines; superficial extent; as, the area of a square or
a triangle.
Hint 2 anagram
AARE
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CERTAIN BRAIN SIZE
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Sentences with PERILYMPH (5)
Every time the stirrup bone is pushed in and drawn out of the oval window, the watery fluid (the perilymph) in the vestibule and inner ear is set in motion more or less violently, according to the intensity of the sound.
When, therefore, the perilymph is shaken it communicates the impulse to the fluid (endolymph) contained in the inner membranous bag.
The outer portion is surrounded by a membrane which serves as periosteum to the bone and, at the same time, holds the liquid belonging to this part, called the perilymph.
The whole of the labyrinth is membranous, and contains a fluid, the endolymph; between the membranous wall of the labyrinth and the enclosing bone is a space containing the perilymph.
Inside the inner ear is a watery fluid, P, called _perilymph_ ("surrounding water"), immersed in which is a membranic envelope, M, containing _endolymph_ ("inside water"), also full of fluid.