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perilymph

noun/ˈpɛrɪlɪmf/

C2CEFR level
95/100Rarity: very rare
TechnicalRegister

The fluid occupying the space between the bony and membranous labyrinths of the inner ear.

A perilymph fistula was suspected after she developed vertigo following forceful nose-blowing.

Topic: ENT in Medical English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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