otic

See also: -otic

English

Etymology

Mid 17th century borrowed from Ancient Greek ὠτῐκός (ōtikós, “of or for the ear”), from οὖς (oûs, “ear”) +‎ -ῐκός (-ikós, “-ic”, adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈəʊ.tɪk/, /ˈɒt.ɪk/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈoʊ.tɪk/
• Rhymes: -əʊtɪk, -ɒtɪk

Adjective

otic (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) Of, relating/pertaining to, or located near the ear.

   Synonyms: acoustic, auditory, auricular

   Otic preparations are used to treat infections of the ear canal.

Derived terms

• binotic
• diotic
• entotic
• epiotic
• metotic
• monotic
• otic bone
• otic capsule
• otic ganglion
• periotic
• postotic
• preotic
• prootic
• sphenotic
• transotic

 

Translations

related to the ear

Bulgarian: ушен (ušen) Catalan: òtic (ca) Chinese: Mandarin: 耳的 (zh) (ěr de) Czech: ušní (cs) Esperanto: orela French: otique (fr) Galician: ótico Lithuanian: ausinis Polish: uszny (pl), słuchowy (pl) Portuguese: ótico (pt) Spanish: ótico (es)

References

• “otic”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

Anagrams

• Coit, Tico, Toci, coit