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labyrinth
labyrinth (inner ear) (lab-er-inth) n. a convoluted system of cavities and ducts comprising the organs of hearing and balance.
bony l. the bony canals and chambers, embedded in the petrous part of the temporal bone, that surround the membranous labyrinth.
membranous l. the membranous canals and chambers comprising the semicircular canals, utricle, saccule, and cochlea.
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 "Herald News, The (Joliet, IL)")
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Labyrinth walking makes its seasonal debut tonight
Newspaper article from: Herald News, The (Joliet, IL); 3/2/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...own trip to visit the Elgin labyrinth. Captivated by their own...their church could have a labyrinth. One parishioner, Cindy...Francisco that makes canvas labyrinths. Several styles were available...finishing. One could purchase a labyrinth printed and painted, or one...
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 "Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, CA)")
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Labyrinths hold winding way to inner peace: ANTIOCH: Churches, and even hospitals, use the medieval devices as a meditative tool seeing a resurgence in popularity.
Newspaper article from: Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, CA); 12/31/2006; 700+ words
; ...Martinez resident and labyrinth advocate Holly...she learned about labyrinths at a drug and alcohol...history and uses of labyrinths. Not everyone...experience walking a labyrinth, Wirth said...information on labyrinths, as well as a...comprehensive listing of labyrinth locations ...
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Labyrinths help open doors to meditative space
Newspaper article from: Winnipeg Free Press; 8/12/2007; 700+ words
; ...again." Although the labyrinth is full of spiritual...geometry, outdoor labyrinths have the ability to...leisure and fun, says labyrinth designer Anne Nesbitt...walking an outdoor labyrinth this summer. Many...availability. More Manitoba labyrinths are listed at http...
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 "Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)")
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Labyrinths help people find their way In our hectic age, meditative tools once again popular.(Neighbor)
Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 10/15/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...walking a labyrinth." In the past few years, labyrinths have found...the brick labyrinth was finished...used canvas labyrinths for more than...orders for labyrinths take Kermeen...conferences of labyrinth enthusiasts...
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 "The Mercury (South Africa)")
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A labyrinth task.(Life)
Newspaper article from: The Mercury (South Africa); 4/12/2007; 700+ words
; ...Rediscovering the Labyrinth As a Spiritual...day interest in labyrinths and led to them...been fascinated by labyrinths, so much so that...Shuttleworth's labyrinth in Ashburton has...it. Overall, labyrinths have two classic...of the Chartres labyrinth. More modern design...
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 "Post-Tribune (IN)")
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LABYRINTH of LIFE
Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN); 4/25/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...Albert Campbell of Portage walks the labyrinth at St. Anthony Medical Center in Crown Point. The labyrinth is intended to reduce stress and bring...experience the benefits of walking a labyrinth. In dimly lit Suite C, a large re...
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LABYRINTH OFFERS SPIRITUAL CLEANSING
Newspaper article from: Wyoming Tribune-Eagle; 2/11/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...just have to walk." Labyrinth fans trace the meditative...Middle Ages, when labyrinths were seen as substitutes...of the most famous labyrinths is in the Chartes Cathedral...in France. "These labyrinths were supposed to have...modern times, the labyrinth practice has become...
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Labyrinth offers journey of the spirit
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 3/13/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...the church. "In a labyrinth you find yourself...10th St., notes that labyrinths predate Christianity...Francisco painted a labyrinth on the floor of its...written several books on labyrinths and meditation. Symbolic...journey Traveling the labyrinth is still a symbolic...
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 "The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)")
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FOR SOME, LABYRINTHS SHOW WAY; ONE-TIME SYMBOL OF PILGRIMAGE LIKE "WALKING MEDIATION,' FANS SAY.(Local)
Newspaper article from: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY); 4/30/2005; 700+ words
; ...the Chartres labyrinth in 1995. Since...nearly 2,000 labyrinths have sprouted...Fayetteville also hold labyrinth events. Labyrinths are not mazes...years has visited labyrinths from coast to coast. "The first labyrinth I ever encountered...
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Labyrinth designer to speak at UR
Newspaper article from: Redlands Daily Facts; 11/3/2004; 641 words
; ...history and use of labyrinths. Ferre and his labyrinth design team are...and have installed labyrinths of various sorts...process in which the labyrinth helps to minimize...distractions. Many labyrinths are found in connection...
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Labyrinth Walking
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
...order of the labyrinth's design. Other labyrinths were made by...shrines, and labyrinths were embedded...design. The labyrinth on the floor...century. The labyrinths were regarded...interest in labyrinth walking began...
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labyrinth
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
labyrinth. 1. Key-pattern , maze...church, e.g. the inlaid labyrinth of blue and white stones...France: the centre of such a labyrinth was the Jerusalem or Paradise...similar in design to the labyrinths in churches, which has...
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Labyrinth
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms
Labyrinth an intricate, complicated, or tortuous arrangement. Examples: labyrinth of islands, 1778; of peristyles and pediments, 1873; of rivulets and canals, 1777; of scattered suburbs, 1843; of small veins and arteries, 1615.
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membranous labyrinth
Book article from: A Dictionary of Nursing
membranous labyrinth n. see labyrinth .
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bony labyrinth
Book article from: A Dictionary of Biology
bony labyrinth See labyrinth .
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