See Also: ampullary crura of saemicircular ducts(medicine)
ampullary limbs of saemicircular ducts(medicine)
crura of bony saemicircular canals(medicine)
saemicircular ducts(medicine)
ampulla of the saemicircular ducts(medicine)
common crus of saemicircular ducts(medicine)
common limb of membranous saemicircular ducts(medicine)
scurry(dictionary)
scurry(2)(dictionary)
scurry(1)(dictionary)

scurry(2) (iou) and ampullary crura of saemicircular ducts (medicine)


scurry(2) (iou)



scurry verb. Also skurry. L16.
[Sense 1 app. back-form. from SCURRIER noun1. Senses 2, 3 app. from HURRY-SCURRY.]
verb intrans. Ride out as a scout. Only in L16.
verb intrans. Move hurriedly or run with short quick steps, freq. furtively or busily; scamper, scuttle. E19.
W. Black They scurry away like rabbits when they see her coming. E. Roosevelt Everyone scurried around to get ready. fig.: A. France I weathered several major crises, without feeling the need to scurry back to my therapist.
verb trans. Cause to move in this way. Now rare. M19.

ampullary crura of saemicircular ducts (medicine)


ampullary crura of saemicircular ducts


The dilated ends of the three saemicircular ducts, each of which contains a specialised thickening of the epithelium known as the ampullary crest.

Synonym: crura membranacea ampullaria ductus saemicircularis, ampullary limbs of saemicircular ducts.