Definition of Otolithic

1. a. Of or pertaining to otoliths.

Definition of Otolithic

1. Adjective. Of or partaining to an otolith ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Otolithic

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Otolithic

otodectic
otodectic mange
otodynia
otoencephalitis
otoferlin
otoganglion
otogenic
otogenous abscess
otography
otolaryngological
otolaryngologist
otolaryngologists
otolaryngology
otolite
otolith
otolithic (current term)
otolithic membrane
otoliths
otolitic
otologic
otologic surgical procedures
otological
otologies
otologist
otologists
otology
otomandibular dysostosis
otomandibular syndrome
otomucormycosis
otomycosis

Literary usage of Otolithic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1895)
"Recent experiments prove that the otolithic parte are, moreover, sensory organs for progressive movements, i. с., movements in a straight line ..."

2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1898)
"The paper reported the results of experiments proving that the otolithic organs mediate also the perception of progressive movements. ..."

3. Journal of Morphology by Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology (1892)
"the isolated otolithic mass, to show its zones and peculiar shield shape. e., to illustrate the tortuous course of the main vascular trunks in the roof of ..."

4. Advanced Lessons in Practical Physiology for Students of Medicine by Russell Burton-Opitz (1920)
"Remove the surface layer of the bone of this region, thereby exposing a white otolithic mass. Thoroughly destroy this mass. Let this animal rest for some ..."

5. On the Physiology of the Semicircular Canals and Their Relation to Seasickness by Joseph Grandson Byrne (1912)
"Clarke,6 after a comparative study of the otolithic and related structures, concludes that whilst ... otolithic structures are mainly statical in function, ..."

6. Diseases of the ear in childhood: By Dr. Gustav Alexander, Tr. by Arthur J by Gustav Alexander, Arthur Joseph Bedell (1914)
"... the fact that they are provided with active factors (cupola, otolithic membrane, ... the influence of gravitation upon the otolithic apparatus of crabs. ..."

7. The Popular Science Monthly (1891)
"ground, and by its foot-organ knows all that is passing there, This otolithic apparatus is admirably well adapted to give notice to the mollusk or to the ..."

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