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semicircular canals

semicircular canals is the plural of semicircular canal.

Meaning of semicircular canal

Noun

semicircular canal (plural semicircular canals)

  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.

Questions about semicircular canals

What is semicircular canals the plural of?
Semicircular canals is the plural of semicircular canal.

Words near semicircular canals in the dictionary

  1. semicircled
  2. semicircles
  3. semicircling
  4. semicircular
  5. semicircular canal
  6. semicircular canals
  7. semicircularity
  8. semicircularly
  9. semicircumference
  10. semicircumferences
  11. semicircumferential

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