Periotic Definition
pĕrē-ōtĭk
adjective
Situated around the ear.
American Heritage Medicine
Surrounding the inner ear; specif., of the bone (periotic bone) enclosing the inner ear of mammals.
Webster's New World
noun
A bone in the internal ear.
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Noun
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perioticPlural:
perioticsOrigin of Periotic
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peri- +"Ž otic
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