Asteriscus
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Asteriscus may refer to:
- Asteriscus (plant), a genus of flowering plants
- Asteriscus, a component of the otolithOtolithAn otolith, , also called statoconium or otoconium is a structure in the saccule or utricle of the inner ear, specifically in the vestibular labyrinth of vertebrates. The saccule and utricle, in turn, together make the otolith organs. They are sensitive to gravity and linear acceleration...
, a structure in the inner ear - Asteriscus (typography), rarely used typographical symbol similar to asterism (typography)Asterism (typography)In typography, an asterism, from the Greek astēr , is a rarely used, and "nearly obsolete", symbol consisting of three asterisks placed in a triangle . It is used to, "indicate minor breaks in text," call attention to a passage, or to separate sub-chapters in a book...