bony otic capsule
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The cartilage or bony capsule surrounding the inner ear mechanism. [ MP:0000039 http://openisbn.com/search.php?q=0-683-40008-8&isbn=1/ ]
Synonyms: otic capsule bone
Term info
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In elasmobranchs, the otic capsule remains cartilaginous in the adult; in the embryos of higher vertebrates, it is cartilaginous at first but later becomes bony (at approximately 23 weeks in humans)
uberon
UBERON:0005411