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semicircular canal
sem·i·cir·cu·lar ca·nal (plural sem·i·cir·cu·lar ca·nals)


noun 
Definition:
 
tube in ear for maintaining balance: each of three tubes in the inner ear, semicircular in shape and set at right angles to one another, that help to maintain balance
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