Term: otic placode posterior region
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Name: otic placode
Synonyms:
Definition: Primordium of the ear epithelium before it hollows into the otic vesicle, present beside the hindbrain rudiment in the mid-segmentation period. (Also see Anatomical Atlas entry for ear by T. Whitfield.)
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000138]
Name: posterior region
Synonyms:
Definition: Anatomical region posteriorly located on the body or body part.
Ontology: Spatial Ontology [BSPO:0000072]