English > ear: 5 senses > noun 1, body| Meaning | The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium. |
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| Part of | auditory system | The sensory system for hearing |
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| head, caput | The upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals |
| vestibular apparatus, vestibular system | organs mediating the labyrinthine sense |
| Parts | auricular artery, arteria auricularis | artery that supplies blood to the ear |
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| eardrum, tympanum, tympanic membrane, myringa | The membrane in the ear that vibrates to sound |
| fenestra | A small opening covered with membrane (especially one in the bone between the middle and inner ear) |
| organ of hearing | The part of the ear that is responsible for sensations of sound |
| vestibule of the ear | The central cavity of the bony labyrinth of the ear |
| Broader | sense organ, sensory receptor, receptor | An organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation |
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| Spanish | oído, oreja |
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| Catalan | oïda, orella |
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| Adjectives | aural | of or pertaining to hearing or the ear |
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| otic | of or relating to near the ear |
