- Otoconite
- Otoconite \O*toc"o*nite\, n. [Oto- + Gr. ? dust.] (Anat.) (a) A mass of otoliths. (b) An otolith. [1913 Webster]
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Otoconite
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otoconite — otoc·o·nite (o tokґo nīt) statoconium … Medical dictionary
Otolite — Otolith O to*lith, Otolite O to*lite, n. [Oto + lith, lite.] (Anat.) One of the small bones or particles of calcareous or other hard substance in the internal ear of vertebrates, and in the auditory organs of many invertebrates; an ear stone.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Otolith — O to*lith, Otolite O to*lite, n. [Oto + lith, lite.] (Anat.) One of the small bones or particles of calcareous or other hard substance in the internal ear of vertebrates, and in the auditory organs of many invertebrates; an ear stone.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
