periotic

P3E1R1I1O1T1I1C3

adjective

Located in, or pertaining to, the inner ear.

“periotic bone”

Scrabble 12
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

adjectiveperiotic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanatomyLocated in, or pertaining to, the inner ear.

    periotic bone

    2 more examples

    periotic capsule

    periotic scalae

nounperiotic (plural periotics)

plural periotics

  1. A bone in the inner ear, the periotic bone.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
petromastoid

Origin

From peri- + otic.

Full word history & related roots →

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with periotic

eroticexoticaquaticantibioticchaoticasymptoticnarcotichypnoticidioticneuroticbioticsymbioticosmoticamnioticprobioticsemioticdespoticoticquixoticsclerotichomoeroticphoticheterotichomeotic
All rhymes →

Anagrams

Epirotic
Cite this entry
APA

periotic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/periotic

MLA

“periotic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/periotic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “periotic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/periotic.

Source: periotic on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.