Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to an otolith; otosteal: as, an otolithic concretion.
- Containing otoliths; lithocystic: as, an otolithic capsule or lithocyst. Also
otolitic .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Anat.) Of or pertaining to otoliths.
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- adjective Of or partaining to an
otolith
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Examples
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"Grossly speaking," writes Burnett, the otolithic organs consist of "a bunch of tiny pebbles (of the white rock known as calcium carbonate) embedded in a gooey wad that sits atop a carpet of delicate hairs."
Boing Boing 2009
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Graham Burnett wrote a fascinating essay in Cabinet recently about otolithic organs, the pair of sensors in the inner ear that help us stay balanced and maintain inertia.
Boing Boing 2009
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There are two otolithic organs of the vestible - the utricle and the saccule.
The News is NowPublic.com - NowPublic.com: The News is Now Public 2008
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