单词 | statoconium |
释义 | > as lemmasstatoconium statoconium n. Brit. /ˌstatə(ʊ)ˈkəʊnɪəm/ , U.S. /ˌstædəˈkoʊniəm/ (plural statoconia) [probably an alteration of otoconium n. after statocyst n.; compare earlier statocone n.] Zoology and Anatomy each of the large number of granules in the statocyst or otolith mass of some animals, similar to a statolith but smaller; (also) a regular statolith or otolith.ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > bodies or parts > [noun] > statolith > collectively statoconium1963 1937 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 30 Oct. 855/2 The ‘otoconia’ and ‘maculae acusticae’ are termed ‘statoconia’ and ‘maculae staticae’. 1963 Biol. Bull. 125 441 In the labyrinth of teleosts there are generally three large statoliths... Most other vertebrates, however, have otolith masses consisting of a very great number of small statoconia held more or less firmly together by an organic gel. 1980 Gray's Anat. (ed. 36) vii. 1205/1 The gelatinous mass into which the cilia project is flatter and is termed an otolithic membrane.., because it contains numerous minute crystalline bodies called otoliths, otoconia, or statoconia. 2002 R. B. Chase Behavior & its Neural Control Gastropod Molluscs iii. 48 The statoconia move around in the fluid as a mass. < as lemmas |
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