/
ˈlab(ə)rɪnθ/
n.
- a complicated irregular network of passages or paths.
▸an intricate and confusing arrangement.
- Anatomy a complex fluid-filled bony structure in the inner ear which contains the organs of hearing and balance.
Derivative
Etymology
ME (referring to the maze constructed by Daedalus in Gk mythology to house the Minotaur): from Fr. labyrinthe or L. labyrinthus, from Gk laburinthos.