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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Semicircular Ducts
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Conductos Semicirculares
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Ductos Semicirculares
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Tree Number:
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A09.246.631.663.500
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Definition English:
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The three membranous semicircular ducts within the bony semicircular canals. They open into the UTRICLE through five openings. Each duct has at one end a sensory area called the ampullary crest. AMPULLARY HAIR CELLS of the crests sense the movement of ENDOLYMPH resulting from rotation of the head. |
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History Note English:
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2008
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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52524
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Unique Identifier:
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D054776
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Occurrence in VHL:
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Similar:
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DeCS CID-10 SciELO LILACS LIS
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