inner ear

English

Pronunciation

  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

inner ear (plural inner ears)

  1. (anatomy) The portion of the ear located within the temporal bone which includes the semicircular canals, vestibule, and cochlea and is responsible for hearing and balance.
  2. The mind's ear.

Synonyms

Translations

See also

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.