| utriculi | Plural of utriculus. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| utriculitis | 1. Inflammation of the internal ear. 2. Inflammation of the prostaticutricle. Origin: utriculus + G. -itis, inflammation (05 Mar 2000) |
| macula utriculi | The neuroepithelial sensory receptor in the inferolateral wall of the utricle; hair cells of the neuroepithelium support the statoconial membrane and have terminal arborizations of vestibular nerve fibres around their bodies; sensitive to linear acceleration in the longitudinal axis of the body and to gravitational influences. Synonym: macula utriculi, utricular spot. (05 Mar 2000) |
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