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Last uploaded: March 22, 2026
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D000084322
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D000084322
Preferred Name

Semicircular Canal Dehiscence

Definitions
A vestibular disorder caused by a pathologic third window into the BONY LABYRINTH (in contrast to the normal ROUND WINDOW OF EAR and the OVAL WINDOW OF EAR). It can present with autophony, sound- or pressure-induced VERTIGO, and chronic disequilibrium among other vestibulocochlear symptoms.(From: Semin Neurol. 2020 Jan 27; 48: 58-65.)
Synonyms
Posterior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence Syndrome
Dehiscence of the Lateral Semicircular Canal
Dehiscence of the Semicircular Canal
Lateral Semicircular Canal Dehiscence Syndrome
Posterior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence
Superior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence
Superior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence Syndrome
Superior Canal Dehiscence Syndrome
Lateral Canal Dehiscence Syndrome
Posterior Canal Dehiscence Syndrome
Lateral Semicircular Canal Dehiscence
Semicircular Canal Dehiscence Syndrome
Dehiscence of the Superior Semicircular Canal
Dehiscence of the Posterior Semicircular Canal
Third Window Syndrome
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