Semicircular canal

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    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.
  2. 2
    one of three tube loops filled with fluid and in planes nearly at right angles with one another; concerned with equilibrium wordnet