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Abstract
An oval, bony chamber of the inner ear, part of the bony labyrinth. It is continuous with bony COCHLEA anteriorly, and SEMICIRCULAR CANALS posteriorly. The vestibule contains two communicating sacs (utricle and saccule) of the balancing apparatus. The oval window on its lateral wall is occupied by the base of the STAPES of the MIDDLE EAR.
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- Ear Vestibule
- Vestibular Apparatus
- Vestibular Labyrinth
- Vestibule of Ear
- Vestibule, Labyrinth
- Vestibulum Auris
- Apparatus, Vestibular
- Ear Vestibules
- Labyrinth Vestibules
- Labyrinth, Vestibular
- Labyrinths, Vestibular
- Vestibular Labyrinths
- Vestibule, Ear
- Vestibules, Ear
- Vestibules, Labyrinth
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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, innervation, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.
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diseases = VESTIBULAR DISEASES
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2008 (1979)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Labyrinth Vestibule. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014722. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014722
- Labyrinth Vestibule. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vestibule_of_the_ear
- Labyrinth Vestibule. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3279041