Otolithic

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o·to·lith (

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One of many minute calcareous particles found in the inner ear of vertebrates and in the statocysts of many invertebrates. Also called statolith.

oto·lithic adj.

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otolith			The contents of the inner ear are removed, including the otolithic organs, especially the utricle with its attached ampullae beneath the horizontal fallopian canal. Endaural labyrinthectomy by Paparella, Michael M. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal These are called the otolithic organs and are responsible for detecting linear acceleration, or movement in a straight line. Balance Disorders by Pamphlet by: National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Rogers proposes that a goldfish's otolithic organs act somewhat like accelerometers, which provide information about a body's velocity in various directions. Sounding out the way fish hear by Peterson, Ivars / Science News			Otides Otididae otiose Otiosity Otis Otis Skinner Otis tarda otitis otitis externa otitis interna otitis media Oto oto- Otoba fat otocleisis Otoconite Otocrane Otocranial otocyst Otoe otoganglion otography otolaryngologist otolaryngology otolith Otolithic Otological Otologist otology otomyasthenia otopathy otophone otoplasty otopyorrhea otorhinolaryngologist otorhinolaryngology otorrhea otorrhoea otosclerosis otoscope Otoscopeic otoscopy otosis Otosteal ototoxic Otozoum OTPOTSS Otranto OTS Otsu OTT			Otography Otography OTOH OTOH Otoi Otokar Chlup Otokar Vavra Otokei Dojin Data Base Otokitchi OTOL otolaryngological otolaryngological otolaryngological otolaryngologist otolaryngologist otolaryngologist Otolaryngologists Otolaryngologists Otolaryngologists otolaryngology otolaryngology otolaryngology Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery otolith otolith otolith Otolith organ Otolith organ Otolith organ otolith righting reflex Otolithic otolithic crisis of Tumarkin Otolithic membrane Otolithic membrane otolithic organs otolithic organs Otoliths Otoliths Otoliths Otologic Otologic Otologic Otologic Function Unit Otologic surgical procedures Otologic surgical procedures Otologic surgical procedures otological otological otological Otologicals Otologicals Otologicals otologist otologist otologist otologists otologists otologists otology otology otology

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