endolymph

[ en-duh-limf ]

noun

, Anatomy.

1. the fluid contained within the membranous labyrinth of the ear.

endolymph

/ ˈɛndəʊˌlɪmf; ˌɛndəʊlɪmˈfætɪk /

noun

1. the fluid that fills the membranous labyrinth of the internal ear

Derived Forms

• endolymphatic, adjective

Other Words From

• en·do·lym·phat·ic [en-doh-lim-, fat, -ik], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of endolymph¹

First recorded in 1830–40; endo- + lymph

Example Sentences

Their results confirmed David’s suspicions: The warm-blooded animals had less viscous endolymph and smaller and thinner canal shapes.

From Science Magazine

In the wake of the destruction, potassium ions build up in the inner ear fluid called endolymph, pulling in more liquid by osmosis.

From Scientific American

Those canals are filled with a liquid called endolymph.

From Washington Post

The whole of the labyrinth is membranous, and contains a fluid, the endolymph; between the membranous wall of the labyrinth and the enclosing bone is a space containing the perilymph.

From Project Gutenberg

It is filled with a liquid which at one place is called the perilymph, and at another place the endolymph.

From Project Gutenberg