bony ampullae of semicircular canals
Definition: a circumscribed dilation of one extremity of each of the three bony semicircular canals, anterior, posterior, and lateral; each contains a membranous ampulla of the semicircular ducts.
Synonym(s): ampullae osseae canalium semicirculariumTA, osseous ampulla
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