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Definition of Periotic

Periotic
Periotic Per`i*o"tic, a. [Pref. peri- + Gr. ?, ?, the ear.] (Anat.) Surrounding, or pertaining to the region surrounding, the internal ear; as, the periotic capsule. -- n. A periotic bone.

Meaning of Periotic from wikipedia

- The periotic bone is the single bone that surrounds the inner ear of birds and mammals. It is formed from the fusion of the prootic, epiotic, and opisthotic...
- part: this is derived from the angular bone of the reptilian lower jaw Periotic bone: the petrous and mastoid parts Two parts of the hyoid arch: the styloid...
- preserved part of the skull is 30 cm long with 4 cm long ear bones. The periotic of Miodelphinus shows a large, posteriorly widened, ventrally opening,...
- partly separated by parietal; flat dorsal surface of periotic; long posterior process of the periotic; and poorly developed ventromedial keel of the bulla...
- contrast to later cetaceans, the tympanic bone makes contact with the periotic bone which is firmly attached to the skull leaving no space for isolating...
- ear, the auditory bulla, is composed of two compact and dense bones (the periotic and tympanic). It is housed in a cavity in the middle ear; in the Odontoceti...
- Diagnostic features of Toipahautea include: m****ive periotic; well-developed superior process of the periotic; prominent elongation of dorsomedial margin of...
- Squalodelphinidae Squalodelphinidae indet. 3 right periotics and 3 right tympanic bullae. cf. Squalodon cf. S. sp. A periotic and multiple teeth. A squalodontid. Waipatiidae...
- otorrhea, otosclerosis, otoscope, otoscopy, ototomy, parotic, parotid, periotic, synotia ov- egg Latin ovum obovate, oval, ovarian, ovariole, ovary, ovate...
- family are, however, based mostly on one of the bones of the inner ear, the periotic bone, which is unknown in these genera except in Squalodon. The monophyly...