auditory vesicle
nounEmbryology.
the pouch that is formed by the invagination of an ectodermal placode and that develops into the internal ear.
- Also called otic vesicle, otocyst.
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The auditory vesicle in Mammalia is at first nearly spherical, and is imbedded in the mesoblast at the side of the hind-brain.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4) | Francis Maitland BalfourIn all Vertebrata the auditory vesicle undergoes further changes of a complicated kind.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4) | Francis Maitland Balfour
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