vestibular

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Definition of vestibular in English English dictionary: associated with the balanced system; in reference to the balance system; {s} of or related to corridor, of entrance; - The sensory system that responds to changes in head and body movement through space, and that coordinates movements of the eyes, head, and body Receptor site is in the inner ear Intimately connected to receptors of auditory (hearing) and visual senses Gravitational Insecurity (an extreme fear and anxiety that one will fall when one's head position changes) is a function of the vestibular system; Of or pertaining to a vestibule, either in a building or in the ear; Of or pertaining to a vestibule; like a vestibule; Vestibular means relating to the vestibule of the ear, a cavity situated at the entrance to the bony labyrinth (a part of the inner ear) that contains the saccule and utricle -- the organs of equilibrium; relating to the sense of equilibrium
vestibular apparatus: organs mediating the labyrinthine sense; concerned with equilibrium
vestibular gland: a gland that opens into the vestibule of the vagina; secretions lubricate the vagina during coitus
vestibular nerve: A division of the acoustic nerve that conducts impulses related to maintaining balance to the brain
vestibular vein: veins that drain the saccule and utricle

vestibular

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