adjective Anatomy.
- of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- 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.
adjective
- of or relating to the ear
suffix forming adjectives
- relating to or affected bysclerotic
- causingnarcotic
adj.“pertaining to the ear,” from Greek otikos, from ous (genitive otos) “ear” (see ear (n.1)). adj.
- Of, relating to, or located near the ear; auricular.
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.