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peri·lymph (perґe-limf) perilympha.Medical dictionary. 2011.
Perilymph — is an extracellular fluid located within the cochlea (part of the ear) in 2 of its 3 compartments; the scala tympani and scala vestibuli. The ionic composition of perilymph is comparable to that of plasma and cerebrospinal fluid. The major cation … Wikipedia
Perilymph — Per i*lymph, n. (Anat.) The fluid which surrounds the membranous labyrinth of the internal ear, and separates it from the walls of the chambers in which the labyrinth lies. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
perilymph — [per′ə limf΄] n. the fluid that surrounds the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear: cf. ENDOLYMPH … English World dictionary
Perilymph fistula — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = 32218 ICD10 = ICD10|H|83|1|h|80 ICD9 = ICD9|386.4 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = med eMedicineTopic = 2736 eMedicine mult = eMedicine2|emerg|414 | MeshID = A labyrinthine fistula … Wikipedia
perilymph fistula — perilymphatic fistula rupture of the round window with leakage of perilymph into the middle ear, causing sensorineural hearing loss; it usually results from trauma such as barotrauma or from an erosive disease process … Medical dictionary
perilymph — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: circa 1839 the fluid between the membranous and bony labyrinths of the ear … New Collegiate Dictionary
perilymph — n. [Gr. peri, around; L. lympha, water] (MOLLUSCA: Cephalopoda) In Octopodidae, the liquid that fills the outer sac of the statocyst … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
perilymph — perilymphatic, adj. /per i limf /, n. Anat. the fluid between the bony and membranous labyrinths of the ear. [1830 40; PERI + LYMPH] * * * … Universalium
perilymph — noun An extracellular fluid found in the scala tympani and scala vestibuli of the cochlea … Wiktionary
perilymph — n. fluid within the inner ear (Anatomy) … English contemporary dictionary
