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OTIC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does otic mean?
• OTIC (adjective)
The adjective OTIC has 1 sense:
1. of or relating to near the ear
Familiarity information: OTIC used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to near the ear
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
auricular; otic
Pertainym:
ear (the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium)
Context examples
FGF3 constitutes a signal for induction of the otic vesicle, the primordium of the inner ear.
(Fibroblast Growth Factor 3, NCI Thesaurus)
This category includes otic, nasal and ophthalmic agents.
(Agent Affecting Organs of Special Senses, NCI Thesaurus)
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