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Webster 1913 Edition

Adj.

[Pref.

peri-

+ Gr. [GREEK], [GREEK], the ear.]

(Anat.)

Surrounding, or pertaining to the region surrounding, the internal ear;

as, the

periotic

capsule

–

Noun.

A periotic bone.

periotic ‎(not comparable)

(anatomy) Surrounding, or pertaining to the region surrounding, the internal ear.
the periotic capsule

periotic ‎(plural periotics)