单词 | inner ear |
释义 | > as lemmasinner ear inner ear n. [after post-classical Latin auris interior (1653 or earlier)] Anatomy (originally) any part of the ear internal to the auricle or pinna; (in later use) spec. the labyrinth (labyrinth n. 3a). ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > sense organ > hearing organ > parts of hearing organ > [noun] > labyrinth earOE labyrinth1578 internal ear1615 inner ear1655 ear bulb1838 1655 N. Culpeper et al. tr. L. Rivière Pract. Physick iii. i. 96 When the inner Ear [L. aurem interiorem] is pulled, there is a cough raised. 1725 E. Strother Ess. Sickness & Health (ed. 2) ii. 169 We must seek for the Cause of this Tingling in the inner Ear it self. 1839 Amer. Med. Intelligencer Oct. 199 The tympanum (middle ear) is an irregularly shaped cavity, situated intermediately between the outer ear, above described, and the inner ear. 1951 T. Sturgeon Last Laugh in Other Worlds Mar. 10/1 I guess nobody ever gets really used to turnover. Your stomach gives a delicate little heave and the semi-circular canals in your inner ear rebel violently. 2008 Sci. Amer. (U.K. ed.) Apr. 87/2 The inner ear is filled with fluid, so our hearing system must transmit airborne sound vibrations to that fluid. < as lemmas |
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