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Definition of Osseous labyrinth
1. Noun. Cavity in the petrous part of the temporal bone that contains the membranous labyrinth.
Generic synonyms: Anatomical Structure, Bodily Structure, Body Structure, Complex Body Part, Structure
Group relationships: Inner Ear, Internal Ear, Labyrinth
Medical Definition of Osseous labyrinth
1. A series of cavities (cochlea, vestibule, and semicircular canals) contained within the otic capsule of the petrous portion of the temporal bone; the bony labyrinth is filled with perilymph, in which the delicate, endolymph-filled membranous labyrinth is suspended. Synonym: labyrinthus osseus, osseous labyrinth. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Osseous Labyrinth
Literary usage of Osseous labyrinth
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1901)
"The osseous labyrinth. The osseous labyrinth consists of three parts : the vestibule,
... The osseous labyrinth laid open. ..."
2. Quain's Elements of Anatomy by Jones Quain, William Sharpey, Allen Thomson, John G. Cleland (1867)
"It consists of a cavity—the osseous labyrinth—hollowed out of the bone, ...
The osseous labyrinth is incompletely divided into three parts, ..."
3. The Physiological Anatomy and Physiology of Man by Robert Bentley Todd, William Bowman (1857)
"The very compact bone immediately bounding these cavities, considered apart from
the less dense bone which surrounds it, is termed the osseous labyrinth, ..."
4. Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People (1878)
"At certain points, recent investigations have shewn that the membranous is firmly
adherent to the inner surface of the osseous labyrinth. ..."
5. Diseases of the Ear by Philip D. Kerrison (1921)
"These structures are contained within a series of little communicating cavities
in the petrous portion of the temporal bone, known as the osseous labyrinth. ..."
6. A Practical Treatise on the Diseases of the Ear by Daniel Bennett St. John Roosa (1891)
"The Right osseous labyrinth of a Newly Born Subject opened on ita Posterior
Surface (after ... osseous labyrinth ..."
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