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otocyst [′ōd·ə‚sist] (embryology) The auditory vesicle of vertebrate embryos. (invertebrate zoology) An auditory vesicle, otocell, or otidium in some invertebrates. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| [1,2] Should inner ear development be interrupted between the fourth and fifth weeks of gestation---after differentiation of the auditory placode into the otocyst, but before division of the latter into the primordium of the cochlea, vestibule, and semicircular canals--a "common cavity" forms that has no internal architecture (figure). |
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