| Name: | otic vesicle |
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| Synonyms: | otic capsule, otocyst, ov |
| Definition: | Epithelial sac present beside the fifth rhombomere; forms the semicircular canals dorsally and the otolith organs ventrally, and houses the acoustico-vestibular sensory epithelia (maculae) of hair cells. (Also see Anatomical Atlas entry for ear by T. Whitfield.) |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000051] |
| Name: | lacks all parts of type |
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| Synonyms: | lacks all physical parts of type |
| Definition: | A quality of physical entities inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's lacking a physical part as specified by the additional entity. |
| Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0002000] |
| Name: | tether cell |
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| Synonyms: | |
| Definition: | A specialized hair cell that has an elongated kinocilium upon which an otolith accretes. The tether cell then anchors the otolith in place. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005565] |