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BONY LABYRINTH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Cavity in the petrous part of the temporal bone that contains the membranous labyrinth
Synonyms:
bony labyrinth; osseous labyrinth
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("bony labyrinth" is a kind of...):
anatomical structure; bodily structure; body structure; complex body part; structure (a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing and its construction and arrangement)
Holonyms ("bony labyrinth" is a part of...):
inner ear; internal ear; labyrinth (a complex system of interconnecting cavities; concerned with hearing and equilibrium)