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periotic
[ per-ee-oh-tik, -ot-ik ]
adjective
, Anatomy.
- surrounding the ear.
- noting or pertaining to certain bones or bony elements that form or help to form a protective capsule for the internal ear.
periotic
/ -ˈɒtɪk; ˌpɛrɪˈəʊtɪk /
adjective
- of or relating to the structures situated around the internal ear
- situated around the ear
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Word History and Origins
Origin of periotic1
C19: from peri- + -otic, from Greek ous ear
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Example Sentences
Thus the auditory or periotic capsules press on the parachordals till they come to be more or less imbedded in them.
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Of these the more posterior on each side represents the exoccipital and all three periotic bones.
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Three bones, the epi-otic, opisthotic and pro-otic, together form the auditory or periotic capsule of each side.
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The periotic has its inner surface marked by important depressions, while both inner and outer surfaces are pierced by foramina.
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The tympanic is not fused to the periotic and has a small bulla not filled with cancellous bone.
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