Periotic

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
     [1913 Webster]