auditory vesicle
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noun Embryology.
the pouch that is formed by the invagination of an ectodermal placode and that develops into the internal ear.
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Also called otic vesicle, otocyst.
Words nearby auditory vesicle
auditory pit, auditory receptor cell, auditory reflex, auditory tube, auditory vertigo, auditory vesicle, audit trail, Audrey, Audubon, Audubon, John James, Audubon Society
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Medical definitions for auditory vesicle
auditory vesicle
n.
Either of the paired sacs of invaginated ectoderm in the embryo that develop into the membranous labyrinth of the internal ear.otic vesicle
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