Phenotype: semicircular canal broken into two pieces, abnormal
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Name: semicircular canal
Synonyms: scc, semicircular canals, semicircular duct
Definition: Fluid-filled semicircular tubes, arranged orthogonally to each other in the inner ear. Each canal is associated with a crista that detects angular accelerations. (See Anatomical Atlas entry for semicircular canals by T. Whitfield.)
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000431]
Name: broken into two pieces
Synonyms:
Definition: A broken quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's being separated into two contiguous wholes.
Ontology: Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0002080]