[lab-uh-rinth] 
| 1. | an intricate combination of paths or passages in which it is difficult to find one's way or to reach the exit. |
| 2. | a maze of paths bordered by high hedges, as in a park or garden, for the amusement of those who search for a way out. |
| 3. | a complicated or tortuous arrangement, as of streets or buildings. |
| 4. | any confusingly intricate state of things or events; a bewildering complex. |
| 5. | (initial capital letter ) Classical Mythology. a vast maze built in Crete by Daedalus, at the command of King Minos, to house the Minotaur. |
| 6. | Anatomy.
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| 7. | a mazelike pattern inlaid in the pavement of a church. |
| 8. | a loudspeaker enclosure with air chambers at the rear for absorbing sound waves radiating in one direction so as to prevent their interference with waves radiated in another direction. |
bony labyrinth n.
See osseous labyrinth.
labyrinth lab·y·rinth (lāb'ə-rĭnth')
n.
A group of complex interconnecting anatomical cavities.
See inner ear.
| labyrinth (lāb'ə-rĭnth') Pronunciation Key
The system of interconnecting canals and spaces that make up the inner ear of many vertebrates. The labyrinth has both a bony component, made up of the cochlea, the semicircular canals, and the vestibule, and a membranous one. |