Vestibular

Word VESTIBULAR
Character 10
Hyphenation ves tib u lar
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Vestibular"

What do we mean by vestibular?

Of, relating to, or serving as a vestibule. adjective

Of, pertaining to, or resembling a vestibule, in any sense.

Of or pertaining to a vestibule; like a vestibule. adjective

Of or pertaining to a vestibule in a building. adjective

Of or pertaining to a vestibule (body cavity). adjective

Relating to the sense of equilibrium adjective

A competitive examination used by Brazilian universities to select students.

An article of clothing, like a vest but a little less fashionable, usually containing tassels, lettering on the back or sequins. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Vestibular

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The word "vestibular" in example sentences

These tests are designed to spot inner-ear problems (called vestibular dysfunction), which can throw off your sense of balance and make you dizzy. ❋ Unknown (2009)

These tests are designed to spot inner-ear problems called vestibular dysfunction, which can throw off your sense of balance and make you dizzy. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Other training sessions involve what's called a vestibular chair. ❋ By David Kushner (2008)

Robert Bárány dedicated the most important part of his scientific research to a study of the inner ear, particularly to that part of it which is innervated by the nervus vestibularis and is, therefore, known as the vestibular apparatus. ❋ Unknown (1967)

For all vertebrates, from the fish upward, these little organs in the vestibule represented a sense organ governing orientation in space, something which may be referred to as the vestibular sense. ❋ Asimov, Isaac (1963)

The useless relic of it passes through the wall of the petrous bone in the shape of a narrow canal, and is called the vestibular aqueduct. ❋ Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel (1876)

Acoustic neuromas, also known as vestibular schwannomas, are non-cancerous, slow-growing tumors that form on the main nerve running from the inner ear to the brain.

Those in the study who used cell phones for 11 years or more were no more likely to develop these tumors, known as vestibular schwannomas, than those who used cell phones for a shorter period or not at all. ❋ Unknown (2011)

tony- that's a [cool] [vest] man. barb- its no vest its a [vestibular]. ❋ Faith Lily (2009)

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