otoconium

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noun

Synonym of otolith.

Similar
otolith
OriginFrench otoconie ← Ancient Greek οὖς, ὠτ- →
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Meanings

nounotoconium (plural otoconia)

plural otoconia

  1. anatomySynonym of otolith.

    Synonyms: otolith

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of otolith.

Similar
otolith
Also see
otolith

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekοὖς, ὠτ-“ot-; ear”
  2. Frenchotoconie
  3. Englishotoconium

A Latinised adaptation (taking the form of a Latin second-declension neuter noun in the nominative case, as if from a Latin *ōtoconium) of the French otoconie (whence otocony, otokony), itself formed from the Ancient Greek οὖς, ὠτ- (oûs, ōt-, “ot-; ear”) + κονία (konía, “dust”).

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APA

otoconium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/otoconium

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“otoconium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/otoconium. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “otoconium,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/otoconium.

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