English noun: internal ear | |||
1. | internal ear (body) a complex system of interconnecting cavities; concerned with hearing and equilibrium | ||
Synonyms | inner ear, labyrinth | ||
Broader (hypernym) | receptor, sense organ, sensory receptor | ||
Part holonym | artery of the labyrinth, bony labyrinth, cochlea, endolymph, internal auditory artery, internal auditory vein, labyrinthine artery, labyrinthine vein, membranous labyrinth, neuroepithelium, osseous labyrinth, perilymph, semicircular canal | ||
Part meronym | auditory apparatus | ||