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otocystenUK
o·to·cyst O0148300 (ō′tə-sĭst′)n.1. The structure formed by invagination of the embryonic ectodermal tissue that develops into the inner ear.2. A statocyst.
o′to·cys′tic adj.otocyst (ˈəʊtəʊˌsɪst) n1. (Zoology) another name for statocyst2. (Zoology) the embryonic structure in vertebrates that develops into the inner ear in the adult ˌotoˈcystic adjo•to•cyst (ˈoʊ tə sɪst)
n. 1. statocyst. 2. one of a pair of pouches that form in the front part of the embryo by the infolding of a thickened area of ectoderm. [1875–80] o`to•cys′tic, adj.
otocystenUK
otocyst[′ōd·ə‚sist] (embryology) The auditory vesicle of vertebrate embryos. (invertebrate zoology) An auditory vesicle, otocell, or otidium in some invertebrates. otocystenUK
otocyst [o´to-sist] 1. the auditory vesicle of the embryo.2. the organ of hearing in certain animals.o·to·cyst (ō'tō-sist), 1. Embryonic otic vesicle. 2. A balancing organ, analogous to the utricle of mammals, possessed by certain invertebrates and containing grains of calcareous material or of sand. [oto- + G. kystis, a bladder] otocyst (ō′tə-sĭst′)n.1. The structure formed by invagination of the embryonic ectodermal tissue that develops into the inner ear.2. A statocyst.
o′to·cys′tic adj.otocyst The precursor, in the MESODERM of the head of the embryo, of the membranous LABYRINTH of the inner ear.otocyst an invertebrate organ, containing fluid and OTOLITHS, that is believed to have an auditory function. |