otic/auditory capsule
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Introduction
The cartilage capsule surrounding the inner ear mechanism.
Elasmobranchs: cartilagenous in the adult
Embryos of higher vertebrates:
- cartilagenous at first but later becomes bony
More general terms
References
- ↑ Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.