otolith

[ oht-l-ith ]

/ ˈoʊt l ɪθ /

noun

Anatomy, Zoology. a calcareous concretion in the internal ear of vertebrates.

statolith (def. 1).

Origin of otolith

First recorded in 1825–35; oto- + -lith

Words nearby otolith

otoencephalitis, otoganglion, otogenic, OTOH, otolaryngology, otolith, otology, Oto-Manguean, Otomi, otomucormycosis, otomycosis

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Example sentences from the Web for otolith

Otolith: a little ear-bone: granules or concretions found in an otocyst.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology|John. B. Smith
Each species has its own form of otolith, but they vary much in different groups of fishes.
A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2)|David Starr Jordan
In Pleurobrachia there is at first only one otolith at each corner.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume II (of 4)|Francis Maitland Balfour
The Leydigian or nuchal organ is supposed to be auditory and to contain an otolith.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6|Various

There are tentacles and otolith vesicles as very delicate organs of feeling, or possibly of hearing also.
The Whence and the Whither of Man|John Mason Tyler

British Dictionary definitions for otolith

otolith

/ (ˈəʊtəʊˌlɪθ) /

noun

any of the granules of calcium carbonate in the inner ear of vertebrates. Movement of otoliths, caused by a change in position of the animal, stimulates sensory hair cells, which convey the information to the brain

another name for statolith (def. 1)

Derived forms of otolith

otolithic, adjective

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Medical definitions for otolith

otolith

[ ō′tə-lĭth′ ]

n.

Any of numerous minute calcareous particles found in the inner ear of certain lower vertebrates and in the statocysts of many invertebrates.

otosteon

Other words from otolith

o′to•lith′ic adj.

单词	otolith
释义	otolith [ oht-l-ith ] / ˈoʊt l ɪθ / noun Anatomy, Zoology. a calcareous concretion in the internal ear of vertebrates. statolith (def. 1). Origin of otolith First recorded in 1825–35; oto- + -lith Words nearby otolith otoencephalitis, otoganglion, otogenic, OTOH, otolaryngology, otolith, otology, Oto-Manguean, Otomi, otomucormycosis, otomycosis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for otolith Otolith: a little ear-bone: granules or concretions found in an otocyst. Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology\|John. B. Smith Each species has its own form of otolith, but they vary much in different groups of fishes. A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2)\|David Starr Jordan In Pleurobrachia there is at first only one otolith at each corner. The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume II (of 4)\|Francis Maitland Balfour The Leydigian or nuchal organ is supposed to be auditory and to contain an otolith. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6\|Various There are tentacles and otolith vesicles as very delicate organs of feeling, or possibly of hearing also. The Whence and the Whither of Man\|John Mason Tyler British Dictionary definitions for otolith otolith / (ˈəʊtəʊˌlɪθ) / noun any of the granules of calcium carbonate in the inner ear of vertebrates. Movement of otoliths, caused by a change in position of the animal, stimulates sensory hair cells, which convey the information to the brain another name for statolith (def. 1) Derived forms of otolith otolithic, adjective Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for otolith otolith [ ō′tə-lĭth′ ] n. Any of numerous minute calcareous particles found in the inner ear of certain lower vertebrates and in the statocysts of many invertebrates. otosteon Other words from otolith o′to•lith′ic adj. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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