internal ear
the inner portion of the ear, involved in hearing and balance, consisting of a bony labyrinth that is composed of a vestibule, semicircular canals, and a cochlea and that encloses a membranous labyrinth.: Compare ear1 (def. 1).
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How to use internal ear in a sentence
The middle ear contains three bones that convey the vibrations of the tympanum to the internal ear.
Physics | Willis Eugene TowerThese operations are contra-indicated— If there be internal-ear deafness.
The equilibrium sense has as its organ a part of the internal ear.
Physiology | Ernest G. MartinThe internal ear is formed by an involution of the integument, and not by an outgrowth of the brain.
On the Genesis of Species | St. George MivartSuch organs as the eye and the internal ear are quite out of reach of any explanation by natural selection.
British Dictionary definitions for internal ear
the part of the ear that consists of the cochlea, vestibule, and semicircular canals: Also called: inner ear, labyrinth
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