OTOCYST

Etymology

Noun

otocyst (plural otocysts)

(invertebrate zoology) An organ involved in balance and orientation.

(vertebrate embryology) The precursor of the inner ear.

Source: Wiktionary


O"to*cyst, n. Etym: [Oto- + cyst.] (Zoöl. & Anat.)

Definition: An auditory cyst or vesicle; one of the simple auditory organs of many invertebrates, containing a fluid and otoliths; also, the embryonic vesicle from which the parts of the internal ear of vertebrates are developed.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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