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semicircular canal
(redirected from Posterior semicircular duct)

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semicircular canal
n.
Any of three tubular and looped structures of the inner ear, together functioning in maintenance of the sense of balance in the body.

semicircular canal
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Anatomy any of the three looped fluid-filled membranous tubes, at right angles to one another, that comprise the labyrinth of the ear: concerned with the sense of orientation and equilibrium

semicircular canal  (sm-sûrky-lr)
Any of the three looped tubes of the inner ear that together with the vestibules makes up the organs that maintain equilibrium in vertebrates.
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Noun1.semicircular canal - one of three tube loops filled with fluid and in planes nearly at right angles with one anothersemicircular canal - one of three tube loops filled with fluid and in planes nearly at right angles with one another; concerned with equilibrium
sense organ, sensory receptor, receptor - an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation
inner ear, internal ear, labyrinth - a complex system of interconnecting cavities; concerned with hearing and equilibrium
vestibular apparatus, vestibular system - organs mediating the labyrinthine sense; concerned with equilibrium


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