temporal bone

temporal bone

noun Anatomy, Zoology.
either of a pair of thick compound bones forming the part of the skull that encases the inner ear.


Origin:
1765–75
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Temporal bone is always a great word to know.
So is inner ear. Does it mean:
essential part of hearing and equilibrium that typically is located in the temporal bone
larger of two sacs in the membranous labyrinth of the internal ear
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temporal bone
 
n
either of two compound bones forming part of the sides and base of the skull: they surround the organs of hearing

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temporal bone n.
Either of a pair of compound bones forming the sides and base of the skull.

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