perilymph

Term: perilymph

Literally meaning: “lymph around”

Origin: Anc Greek

περί-/peri- (=combining form meaning  “around”)

+ λέμφος/lemphos(=lymph)

in Greek Mythology, nymphs are minor female deities protectors of springs, mountains, and rivers). Nymph via Latin passed as lympha (“water, water nymph” indicating the liquid form of lymph.

Coined/History

Definition

Perilymph is an extracellular fluid located in ear, within the cochlea.