lateral canal

collocation in English

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lateral
adjective
uk
/ˈlæt.ər.əl/us
/ˈlæt̬.ɚ.əl/
biology,medicalformalorspecialized
relating to the sides of an object or plant or to ...
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canal
noun[C]
uk
/kəˈnæl/us
/kəˈnæl/
a long, thin stretch of water that is artificially made either for boats to travel along or for taking water from one area ...
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(Definition oflateralandcanalfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Eachlateralcanalconsists of an elongated cell embedded in the cytoplasm of the lateral hypodermal cord.
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Farmers sharing waters from alateralcanaldevelop an order of water distribution and appropriation.
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Treatment is therefore geared towards moving the canalith from thelateralcanalinto the vestibule.
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Thelateralcanalhas a smaller arc size, corresponding to reduced head movement from side to side.
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Alateralcanalfive miles long with six locks was started but the company needed more to complete it.
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The ampulla is a hollow bulbous structure that raises the tube foot above the skeletal plates that surround thelateralcanal.
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The excretory system, including two anterior and two posterior lateral canals, is visible.
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Lateral canals and lateral communications in the hands of the nation would be extremely valuable.
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Short lateral canals branch off the radial canals, each one ending in an ampulla.
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Lateral canals run to both the tube feet and the large oral tentacles, all of which possess ampullae.
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This, with many smaller lateral canals, soon converted the arid plain into a fertile garden.
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Only 3.6 mi of canal and 10 mi of lateral canals were built.
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The ring canal grows radial extensions becoming the lateral canals.
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The sclerites bore a wide central cavity, and (at least in some specimens) finer lateral canals.
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Finally, five lateral canals run along the inside of the test and converge at the aboral pole.
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In total, there are three semicircular canals: the anterior, posterior, and lateral canals.
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When longitudinal muscles in the ampullae contract, valves in the lateral canals close and water is forced into the tube feet.
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There are short lateral canals branching off alternately to either side of the radial canal, each ending in an ampulla.
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In some species, however, there are alternately long and short lateral canals, giving the appearance of two rows on each side of the groove, for four in total.
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