-otic

an adjective suffix of Greek origin, often corresponding to nouns ending in -osis, denoting a relationship to an action, process, state, or condition indicated by the preceding element: hypnotic; neurotic.See also -tic.

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Origin of -otic

From the Greek suffix -ōtikos

Words nearby -otic

-ory, -ose, -osis, -ota, -ote, -otic, -our, -ous, -oyl, -pagus, -para

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British Dictionary definitions for -otic

-otic

suffix forming adjectives

relating to or affected bysclerotic

causingnarcotic

Word Origin for -otic

from Greek -ōtikos

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Medical definitions for -otic

-otic

suff.

Of, relating to, or characterized by a specified condition or process:anabiotic.

Having a specified disease or abnormal condition:epizootic.

Characterized by an increase or formation of a specified kind:leukocytotic.