Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
macula acu·sti·ca Pronunciation:
-&-'küs-ti-k& Function:
noun Inflected Form:
plural maculaeacu·sti·cae /-ti-"sE/ : either of two small areas of sensory hair cells in the ear that are covered with gelatinous material on which are located crystals orconcretions of calcium carbonate and that are associated with the perception of equilibrium:
a : one located in the saccule called also
macula sacculi b : onelocated in the utricle called also
macula utriculi
