Medical Dictionary

inner ear

noun

Medical Definition of INNER EAR

:  the essential part of the vertebrate organ of hearing and equilibrium that typically is located in the temporal bone, is innervated by the auditory nerve, and includes the vestibule, the semicircular canals, and the cochlea—called also internal ear

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