Murine Ear

**Semantic type:** Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component|Pharmacologic Substance

**Definition:** The organ of hearing: composed of the external ear, which includes the auricle and the external acoustic, or auditory, meatus; the middle ear, or the tympanic cavity with its ossicles; and the internal ear or inner ear, or labyrinth, which includes the semicircular canals, vestibule, and cochlea. SEE ALSO auricle. SYN auris.

**Synonyms:** - Ear - ear