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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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noun
one of three tube loops filled with fluid and in planes nearly at right angles with one another; concerned with equilibrium
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: sense organ, sensory receptor, receptor
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