| Name: | otic placode |
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| Definition: | Primordium of the ear epithelium before it hollows into the otic vesicle, present beside the hindbrain rudiment in the mid-segmentation period. (Also see Anatomical Atlas entry for ear by T. Whitfield.) |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000138] |
| Name: | apical surface |
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| Definition: | Anatomical surface that is located on the apical side of the body or body part. |
| Ontology: | Spatial Ontology [BSPO:0000373] |