medical Definition of macula acustica
plural maculae acusticae
play
\-ti-ˌsē\
: either of two small areas of sensory hair cells in the ear located in the saccule (
macula sacculi
play \-ˈsak-yə-ˌlī\
) and in the utricle (
macula utriculi
play \-yu̇-ˈtrik-yə-ˌlī\
) that are covered with gelatinous material on which are located crystals or concretions of calcium carbonate and that are associated with the perception of equilibrium
