Bogengang

semicircular canal (inner ear)

noun BOH-gen-gahng Rare

Also means

arcade, arched passageway

Usage Note

Bogengang in anatomy refers to one of the three fluid-filled semicircular canals of the inner ear that detect rotational movement. Benigner paroxysmaler Lagerungsschwindel (BPPV), a common dizziness disorder, involves loose crystals in the Bogengänge.

Examples

"Lose Kristalle in den Bogengängen verursachen Lagerungsschwindel."

Natural Translation

Loose crystals in the semicircular canals cause positional vertigo.

Literal Translation

Loose crystals in the arc-corridors cause positioning-dizziness.

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