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membranous labyrinth

noun

Medical Definition of MEMBRANOUS LABYRINTH

:  the system of membrane-lined interconnected sacs and passages that is suspended within the bony labyrinth of the inner ear, is filled with endolymph and surrounded by perilymph, and includes the scala media, utricle, saccule, and semicircular ducts

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