canalithiasis

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Noun

1. An [[ear]] condition in which [[otolith]]s are dislodged from their usual position within the [[utricle]] and migrate over time into one of the [[semicircular canal]]s. When the head is reoriented relative to gravity, the movement of this debris causes abnormal [[fluid]] [[endolymph]] [[displacement]] and a sensation of [[vertigo]].

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