periotic

periotic [per-ee-oh-tik, -ot-ik] ExamplesWord Origin adjective Anatomy.

1. surrounding the ear.
2. noting or pertaining to certain bones or bony elements that form or help to form a protective capsule for the internal ear.

Origin of periotic First recorded in 1865–70; peri- + otic Examples from the Web for periotic Historical Examples of periotic

The periotic is not fused to the squamosal or to the small tympanic.

The Vertebrate Skeleton

Sidney H. Reynolds

The tympanic and periotic are ankylosed together, but not to any other bones.

The Vertebrate Skeleton

Sidney H. Reynolds

The tympanic and periotic are both small and are fused together.

The Vertebrate Skeleton

Sidney H. Reynolds

The tympanic, periotic and squamosal are ankylosed together.

The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia

Frank Evers Beddard

The periotic and tympanic are welded together, but not with the squamosal.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6

Various

British Dictionary definitions for periotic periotic adjective

1. of or relating to the structures situated around the internal ear
2. situated around the ear

Word Origin for periotic C19: from peri- + -otic, from Greek ous ear periotic in Medicine periotic [pĕr′ē-ō′tĭk] adj.

1. Situated around the ear.
2. Of or relating to the bones immediately around the inner ear.