otolith

About 0.12 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A small particle, composed mainly of calcium carbonate, found in the inner ear of vertebrates, being part of the balance sense.

Similar words

saccular otolite otoconium otoconite earstone otolithometry oolite ear rocks oolith olistolith

Often followed by

organs organ and growth is of membrane microstructure function

Word family

otolithic otoliths