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preotic

adjective

In front of the middle ear

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Meanings

adjectivepreotic (not comparable)

not comparableIn front of the middle ear
The A line (Fig 1A ) included the cortex, cingulum (Cg), lateral ventricle (LV), septal nucleus (SN), bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (bst), and lateral preotic area (LPO) (Fig 1C ).
2015 October 15, “Reduced Cerebral Oxygen Content in the DG and SVZ In Situ Promotes Neurogenesis in the Adult Rat Brain In Vivo”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From pre- + otic.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with preotic

erotic exotic aquatic antibiotic chaotic asymptotic narcotic hypnotic idiotic neurotic biotic symbiotic osmotic amniotic probiotic semiotic despotic otic quixotic sclerotic homoerotic photic heterotic homeotic

Anagrams

proteic perotic

Cite this entry

APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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