labyrinth : Idioms & Phrases

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artery of the labyrinth

  • noun an artery that is a branch of the basilar artery that supplies the labyrinth
    labyrinthine artery; internal auditory artery.
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bony labyrinth

  • noun cavity in the petrous part of the temporal bone that contains the membranous labyrinth
    bony labyrinth.
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labyrinth of minos

  • noun a vast labyrinth built in Crete by Daedalus at the command of Minos in order to contain the Minotaur
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membranous labyrinth

  • noun the sensory structures of the inner ear including the labyrinthine receptors and the cochlea; contained within the bony labyrinth
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osseous labyrinth

  • noun cavity in the petrous part of the temporal bone that contains the membranous labyrinth
    bony labyrinth.
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