Anatomy

Perilymph

The fluid separating the membranous labyrinth from the osseous labyrinth of the ear. It is entirely separate from the ENDOLYMPH which is contained in the membranous labyrinth. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed, p1396, 642)

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The fluid separating the membranous labyrinth from the osseous labyrinth of the ear. It is entirely separate from the ENDOLYMPH which is contained in the membranous labyrinth. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed, p1396, 642)

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  • Perilymphs

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Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, enzymology, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, radiation effects, virology.

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a labyrinthine fluid

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History Note

91(75); was see under LABYRINTHINE FLUIDS 1975-90

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  1. A12.207w.270w.517.678w

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WV 250

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Perilymph. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010498. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010498
  2. Perilymph. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perilymph
  3. Perilymph. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2070958