anterior semicircular duct
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superior semicircular duct — ductus semicircularis anterior … Medical dictionary
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duct — A tubular structure giving exit to the secretion of a gland or organ, capable of conducting fluid. SEE ALSO: canal. SYN: ductus [TA]. [L. duco, pp. ductus, to lead] aberrant ducts SYN: aberrant ductules, under ductule … Medical dictionary
ductus semicircularis anterior — [TA] anterior semicircular duct: the semicircular duct occupying the anterior semicircular canal; called also superior semicircular duct. See d. semicirculares … Medical dictionary
nervus ampullaris anterior — [TA] anterior ampullary nerve: the branch of the vestibular nerve that innervates the ampulla of the anterior semicircular duct, ending around the hair cells of the ampullary crest … Medical dictionary
ampulla membranacea anterior — [TA] anterior membranous ampulla: the dilation at the end of the anterior membranous semicircular duct … Medical dictionary
Endolymphatic duct — The membranous labyrinth. (Ductus endolymphaticus labeled at bottom center.) Endol … Wikipedia
Cochlear duct — Diagrammatic longitudinal section of the cochlea. (visible at far right under latin name ductus cochlearis) Latin ductus cochlearis Gray s … Wikipedia
Nerve — A bundle of fibers that uses electrical and chemical signals to transmit sensory and motor information from one body part to another. See nervous system. * * * A whitish cordlike structure composed of one or more bundles (fascicles) of myelinated … Medical dictionary
canal — A duct or channel; a tubular structure. SEE ALSO: c., duct. SYN: canalis [TA]. [L. canalis] abdominal c. SYN: inguinal c.. accessory c. a channel leading from the root … Medical dictionary
