Medical Dictionary
otolith
noun oto·lith \ˈōt-əl-ˌith\
Medical Definition of OTOLITH
: a calcareous concretion in the inner ear of a vertebrate or in the otocyst of an invertebrate that is especially conspicuous in many bony fishes where it forms a hard body and in most of the higher vertebrates where it is represented by a mass of small calcareous otoconia—called also statolith
—oto·lith·ic \ˌōt-əl-ˈith-ik\ adjective
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