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semicircular duct

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Main Entry: semicircular duct
Function: noun
: any of the three loop-shaped membranous inner tubular parts of the semicircular canals that are about one-fourth thediameter of the corresponding outer bony canals, that communicate at each end with the utricle, and that have near one end an expanded ampulla containing an area of sensory epithelium called alsomembranous semicircular canal
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semicircular duct n.
Any of three small membranous tubes that lie within the bony labyrinth of the inner ear, form loops in planes at right angles to one another, and open into the vestibule.

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