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otic capsule

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otic capsule [′ōd·ik ′kap·səl]
(embryology)
A cartilaginous capsule surrounding the auditory vesicle during development, later fusing with the spheroid and occipital cartilages.


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Small-pixel, thin-slice computed tomography of the temporal bones detected evidence of otic capsule otosclerosis without oval window involvement; this finding was more evident in the left ear.
Imaging of the temporal bones showed evidence of otic capsule otosclerosis.
Also about the ninth week, the laterohyale fuses to the otic capsule to form part of the anterior wall of the fallopian canal and the pyramidal eminence.
 
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