internal ear
noun
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).
Words nearby internal ear
Example sentences from the Web for internal ear
(ii) If there be symptoms of inflammation of the mastoid process, or of internal-ear or of intracranial suppuration.
These operations are contra-indicated— If there be internal-ear deafness.
On exposure of the dura mater an extra-dural abscess may be met with, usually the result of internal-ear suppuration.
British Dictionary definitions for internal ear
internal ear
noun
the part of the ear that consists of the cochlea, vestibule, and semicircular canals
Also called: inner ear, labyrinth
Medical definitions for internal ear
internal ear
n.
inner ear