otolith

otolith definition - medical

o·to·lith (ōˈtə-lĭthˌ)

noun
  1. Any of numerous minute calcareous particles found in the inner ear of certain lower vertebrates and in the statocysts of many invertebrates.
  2. See otosteon.

Related Forms:

  • oˌto·lithˈic adjective

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