otic
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The inner ear, which processes sound, is protected by one of the densest bones in the body, the otic capsule, making it difficult to visualize its tiny structures with conventional imaging.
From Scientific American
FB, forebrain; FP, floor plate; H, heart; HB, hindbrain; L, lens; M, melanocytes; MB, midbrain; O, otic vesicle; SC, spinal cord.
From Nature
One of the main commodities returned on those voyages of centuries ago were travelers’ tales,* stories of alien lands and ex otic creatures that evoked our sense of wonder and stimulated future exploration.
From Literature
All these differences between groups and similarities within each group made it seem certain to most biologists that the tree of life had two main stems, one stem prokaryotic and the other eukaryotic.
From Scientific American
The anterior rami terminate at about the mid-level of the orbit, and the medial rami articulate firmly with the anterolateral corner of the otic capsule.
From Project Gutenberg
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