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crista ampullaris

crista ampullaris noun: a sensory organ of rotation, able to sense angular acceleration and deceleration, found in the ampullae of each of the semicircular canals of the inner ear; there are three pairs in total.

Noun

crista ampullaris

  1. A sensory organ of rotation, able to sense angular acceleration and deceleration, found in the ampullae of each of the semicircular canals of the inner ear; there are three pairs in total.

Questions about crista ampullaris

What does crista ampullaris mean?
Crista ampullaris means a sensory organ of rotation, able to sense angular acceleration and deceleration, found in the ampullae of each of the semicircular canals of the inner ear; there are three pairs in total.
What part of speech is crista ampullaris?
Crista ampullaris is a noun.

Words near crista ampullaris in the dictionary

  1. Crissmans
  2. crissum
  3. Crissy
  4. Crist
  5. crista
  6. crista ampullaris
  7. crista cutis
  8. cristacarpin
  9. cristae
  10. cristal
  11. Cristales

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