Otocyst
[oh-tuh-sist] /ˈoʊ tə sɪst/
noun
1.
a statocyst.
2.
.
/ˈəʊtəʊˌsɪst/
noun
1.
another name for statocyst
2.
the embryonic structure in vertebrates that develops into the inner ear in the adult
otocyst o·to·cyst (ō’tə-sĭst’)
n.
The structure formed by invagination of the embryonic ectodermal tissue that develops into the inner ear.
o’to·cys’tic adj.
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