otoconia

otoconia
SYN: otoliths.

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oto·co·nia -'kō-nē-ə n pl small crystals of calcium carbonate in the saccule and utricle of the ear that under the influence of acceleration in a straight line cause stimulation of the hair cells by their movement relative to the gelatinous supporting substrate containing the embedded cilia of the hair cells called also statoconia

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oto·co·nia (o″to-koґne-ə) [oto- + coni- + -ia] plural of otoconium.

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