semicircular canal
Any of three semicircular interconnected tubes located inside each ear: the horizontal…Any of three semicircular interconnected tubes located inside each ear: the horizontal (or lateral) semicircular canal, the superior (or anterior) semicircular canal, and the posterior semicircular canal. They form part of the bony labyrinth.
Meaning
1 sensesAny of three semicircular interconnected tubes located inside each ear: the horizontal (or lateral) semicircular canal, the superior (or anterior) semicircular canal, and the posterior semicircular canal. They form part of the bony labyrinth.
Bogengang
- one of three tube loops filled with fluid and in planes nearly at right angles with one another; concerned with equilibrium
Translations
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Forms
plural: semicircular canals| Singular | semicircular canal |
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