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Definition of: otoconia
(ō′tə·kō′nē·ə) noun Anat.
A dustlike substance consisting of minute crystalline otoliths forming part of the contents of the statocyst: also called ear dust. [<NL <F otoconic <Gk. ous, ōtos an ear + konis sand, dust]
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