I. |äd.]ik, |ät], ]ēk adjective suffix
Etymology: Greek -ōtikos, from -ōtos, suffix used to form adjectives derived from certain verbs & -ōtēs, suffix used to form agent nouns derived from certain verbs + -ikos -ic
1.
a. : of, relating to, or characterized by a (specified) action, process, or condition
holocoen otic
b. : having an abnormal or diseased condition of a (specified) kind
aphosphor otic
2. : showing an increase or a formation of (something specified)
leukocyt otic
3. : of, relating to, or characterized by having a disease caused by a (specified) fungus
blastomyc otic
— often used to form adjectives corresponding to nouns in -osis
II. |ō]d.]ik, |ä], ]t], ]ēk\ adjective combining form
Etymology: Greek ōtikos of the ear
1. : of or relating to a (specified) part of the ear
epi otic
ent otic
2.
a. : of or relating to an area having a (specified) spatial relationship to the ear
par otic
peri otic
b. : of or relating to a bone having a (specified) spatial relationship to the ear
pro otic
sphen otic