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Definition of Semicircular
1. Adjective. Curved into a half circle.
Definition of Semicircular
1. a. Having the form of half of a circle.
Definition of Semicircular
1. Adjective. In the shape of half of a circle or a semicircle. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Semicircular
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Semicircular
1.
1. Forming a half circle or an incomplete circle.
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Semicircular
Literary usage of Semicircular
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1901)
"Behind, the semicircular canals open into the vestibule by five orifices. ...
The semicircular canals are three bony canals situated above and behind the ..."
2. Quain's Elements of Anatomy by Jones Quain, Edward Albert Schäfer, Johnson Symington, Thomas Hastie Bryce (1909)
"1, the vestibule; 2, fenestra vestibuli; 8, superior semicircular canal; 4, ...
The semicircular canals are three tubes, situated above and behind the ..."
3. Quain's Elements of Anatomy by Jones Quain, William Sharpey, Allen Thomson, John G. Cleland (1867)
"1, commencement of the spiral tube of the cochlea ; 2, posterior semicircular
canal partially opened, showing its membranous canal and ampulla ; 8, ..."
4. A Text-book of Physiology for Medical Students and Physicians by William Henry Howell (1911)
"The membranous semicircular canals lie within the bony semicircular ... Diagram to
show the i tion of the semicircular canals in the head of the bird. ..."
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