otocyst
noun
- Embryology the hollow chamber of ectoderm that develops into the vertebrate inner ear
- Zool. statocyst (sense )
See otocyst in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(ōˈtə-sĭstˌ)
noun- The structure formed by invagination of the embryonic ectodermal tissue that develops into the inner ear.
- See statocyst.
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