different between otolith vs asteriscus

English

Alternative forms

• otolite

Etymology

From oto- +? -lith, from Ancient Greek ???- (?to-), stem of ??? (oûs, “ear”), and ????? (líthos, “stone”).

Noun

otolith (plural otoliths)

1. (zoology) A small particle, comprised mainly of calcium carbonate, found in the inner ear of vertebrates, being part of the balance sense.

   Synonyms: canalith, otoconium, otosteon, statoconium, statolith

Derived terms

• otolithic
• otolithometry

Translations

English

Noun

asteriscus (plural asterisci)

1. (anatomy) One of the otoliths found in the lagena of many nonmammalian vertebrates.

Synonyms

• asterisk
• lagenolith

Further reading

• asteriscus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• scar tissue

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ?????????? (asterískos, “little star”), diminutive of ????? (ast?r, “star”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /as.te?ri?s.kus/, [äs?t????i?s?k?s?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /as.te?ris.kus/, [?st????iskus]

Noun

aster?scus m (genitive aster?sc?); second declension

1. a small star, an asterisk

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Descendants

References

• asteriscus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press