otocyst

[ oh-tuh-sist ]

/ ˈoʊ tə sɪst /

noun

a statocyst.

auditory vesicle.

Words nearby otocyst

otobius, otocephaly, otocleisis, otoconium, otocranium, otocyst, otodynia, otoe, otoencephalitis, otoganglion, otogenic

Origin of otocyst

First recorded in 1875–80; oto- + -cyst

OTHER WORDS FROM otocyst

o·to·cys·tic

[oh-tuh-sis-tik] /ˌoʊ təˈsɪs tɪk/, adjective

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Examples from the Web for otocyst

Otolith: a little ear-bone: granules or concretions found in an otocyst.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology|John. B. Smith
In various Teleosts the swimbladder enters into intimate relations with the otocyst.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 3|Various
In Selachians the otocyst remains in the adult open to the exterior by the ductus endolymphaticus.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 3|Various
The otocyst or auditory organ agrees in its main features with that of other vertebrates.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 3|Various

Neither of these pairs of nerves seems connected with an otocyst.
Journal of Entomology and Zoology|Horace Gunthorp

British Dictionary definitions for otocyst

otocyst

/ (ˈəʊtəʊˌsɪst) /

noun

another name for statocyst

the embryonic structure in vertebrates that develops into the inner ear in the adult

Derived forms of otocyst

otocystic, adjective

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Medicine definitions for otocyst

otocyst

[ ō′tə-sĭst′ ]

n.

The structure formed by invagination of the embryonic ectodermal tissue that develops into the inner ear.

Other words from otocyst

o′to•cys′tic adj.