otolith
Kelime Anlamı :

1. otolit.
2. denge taşı.
3. kulak taşı.
4. işitme taşı.
5. Bakınız: Otoconia.
6. Orta kulakta oluşan taş.
7. (otoconia). Yüksek omurgalı hayvanların iç kulaklarında bulunan küçük kalker parçacıkları.
Eş Anlamlı Kelimeler :
otoconium, otosteon
Tanımlar :
1. one of many minute calcareous particles found in the inner ear of vertebrates and in the statocysts of many invertebrates. also called statolith.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1. A small particle, comprised mainly of calcium carbonate, found in the inner ear of vertebrates, being part of the balance sense.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
1. one of the small bones or particles of calcareous or other hard substance in the internal ear of vertebrates, and in the auditory organs of many invertebrates; an ear stone. collectively, the otoliths are called ear sand and otoconite.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
1. A calcareous concretion within the membranous labyrinth of the ear.
2. one of the proper otic bones of some animals, as certain fishes; an otosteon. see cuts under Esox and python.
3.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia