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semicircular canal
noun
Definition of SEMICIRCULAR CANAL
: any of the loop-shaped tubular parts of the labyrinth of the ear that together constitute a sensory organ associated with the maintenance of bodily equilibrium — see ear illustration
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First Known Use of SEMICIRCULAR CANAL
1748
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semicircular canal
noun semi·cir·cu·lar canal \-ˌsər-kyə-lər-\
Medical Definition of SEMICIRCULAR CANAL
: any of the loop-shaped tubular parts of the labyrinth of the ear that together constitute a sensory organ associated with the maintenance of bodily equilibrium, that consist of an inner membranous canal of the membranous labyrinth and a corresponding outer bony canal of the bony labyrinth, and that in all vertebrates above cyclostomes form a group of three in each ear usually in planes nearly at right angles to each other—see semicircular duct
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