SEMICIRCULAR CANALS

Definition: SEMICIRCULAR CANALS

SEMICIRCULAR CANALS

1. (Anat.), certain canals of the inner ear. See under Ear .

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Domain	Definitions
Aerospace	Structures of the inner ear, the primary function of which is to register movement of the body in space. They respond to change in the rate of movement. (references)
Health	Three long canals (anterior, posterior, and lateral) of the labyrinth. They are set at right angles to each other and are situated superior and posterior to the vestibule. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Crosswords: SEMICIRCULAR CANALS

English words defined with "SEMICIRCULAR CANALS": ampulla ♦ Meniere ♦ Prosper Meniere ♦ utricle, utriculus. (references)

Specialty definitions using "SEMICIRCULAR CANALS": Hair Cells, Vestibular ♦ oculogyral illusion ♦ Reflex, Vestibulo-Ocular. (references)

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Three structures of the labyrinth, the semicircular canals, let us know when we are in a rotary (circular) motion. (references)
		The vestibule is the region of the inner ear where the semicircular canals converge, close to the cochlea (the hearing organ). (references)
		The semicircular canals and the visual and skeletal systems have specific functions that determine an individual's orientation. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Language		Translations for "SEMICIRCULAR CANALS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Danish		fenestrationsoperation (fenestration of the semicircular canals, fenestration operation), de ossoese buegange (osseous semicircular canals), canales semicirculares ossei (osseous semicircular canals), buegangsfenestrering (fenestration of the semicircular canals, fenestration operation), buegangsapparatet (semicircular canals-system of the internal ear). (various references)

Dutch		tympanolabyrintopexie (fenestration of the semicircular canals), fenestratie (fenestration, fenestration of the semicircular canals, fenestration operation), canales semicirculares ossei (osseous semicircular canals). (various references)

Finnish		tympanolabyrintopeksia (fenestration of the semicircular canals), kaarikäytäväfenestraatio (fenestration of the semicircular canals). (various references)

French		tympano-labyrinthopexie (fenestration of the semicircular canals), fenestration (fenestration of the semicircular canals), canaux semi-circulaires osseux (osseous semicircular canals), canaux semi-circulaires (semicircular canals-system of the internal ear, semicircular ducts). (various references)

German		knoecherne Bogengaenge (osseous semicircular canals), Fensterungsoperation des Bogengangs (fenestration of the semicircular canals, fenestration operation), Fensterungsoperation (fenestration, fenestration of the semicircular canals, fenestration operation), Fenestration des Bogengangs (fenestration of the semicircular canals, fenestration operation), Canales semicirculares ossei (osseous semicircular canals), Canales semicirculares (osseous semicircular canals), Bogengangsfensterung (fenestration of the semicircular canals, fenestration operation), Bogengangsapparat (semicircular canals-system of the internal ear). (various references)

Greek		ημικύκλιοι σωλήνες έσω ωτός (semicircular canals-system of the internal ear), εγχείρηση για τη δημιουργία παραθύρου στους ημικύκλιους σωλήνες (fenestration of the semicircular canals, fenestration operation), τυμπανολαβυρινθοπηξία (fenestration of the semicircular canals), οστέινοι ημικυκλικοί σωλήνες (osseous semicircular canals), θυριδοποίηση ημικύκλιου σωλήνα (fenestration of the semicircular canals). (various references)

Italian		fenestrazione (fenestration, fenestration of the semicircular canals, fenestration operation), canali semicircolari ossei (osseous semicircular canals). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		三半規管 . (various references)

Japanese Katakana		さ�"は�"きか�". (various references)

Pig Latin		emicircularsay analscay

Spanish		sistema de canales semicirculares del oído interno (semicircular canals-system of the internal ear), timpanolaberintopexia (fenestration of the semicircular canals, fenestration operation), conductos semicirculares óseos (osseous semicircular canals). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.