Semicircular Canals
"Semicircular Canals" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Three long canals (anterior, posterior, and lateral) of the bony labyrinth. They are set at right angles to each other and are situated posterosuperior to the vestibule of the bony labyrinth (VESTIBULAR LABYRINTH). The semicircular canals have five openings into the vestibule with one shared by the anterior and the posterior canals. Within the canals are the SEMICIRCULAR DUCTS.
| Descriptor ID |
D012665
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A09.246.631.663
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| Concept/Terms |
Semicircular Canals- Semicircular Canals
- Canal, Semicircular
- Canals, Semicircular
- Semicircular Canal
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Semicircular Canals" by people in Profiles.
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Kuang H, Haversat HH, Michaelides EM. Impairment of Caloric Function After Cochlear Implantation. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2015 Aug 01; 58(4):1387-95.
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Helminski JO, Janssen I, Kotaspouikis D, Kovacs K, Sheldon P, McQueen K, Hain TC. Strategies to prevent recurrence of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2005 Apr; 131(4):344-8.
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Young NM, Hughes CA, Byrd SE, Darling C. Postmeningitic ossification in pediatric cochlear implantation. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2000 Feb; 122(2):183-8.