semicircular canal

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.

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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

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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.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

semicircular 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