otocranialadj.
/ˌəʊtə(ʊ)ˈkreɪnɪəl/, U.S. /ˌoʊdoʊˈkreɪniəl/ Anatomy and Zoology.
Of or relating to the otocranium or otic capsule.
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petrousc1475
petrosal1713
otocranial1848
opisthotic1866
periotic1866
prootic1866
tympano-periotic1870
stapedial1875
incudal1890
tympanomalleal1891
tympanomandibular1891
tympanosquamosal1891
tympanostapedial1900
tympanotemporal1900
malleolar1902
1848 R. Owen On Archetype & Homologies Vertebr. Skeleton i. 26 The otocranial plates of the alisphenoid, exoccipital and supra-occipital, project considerably into the cranial cavity.
1884 E. Coues Key to N. Amer. Birds (ed. 2) 187 The periotic consists of the..anterior, superior, and posterior otocranial bones.
1929 Q. Rev. Biol. 4 234/2 Otocranial elements.
1978 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 75 529/2 The otocranial enclosure is of firm material, of bone and cartilage, except in two areas at the sides of the head.
2000 Jrnl. Assoc. Physicians India 48 677 Well-formed granuloma with dense fibrosis was the histological feature in patients with sinocranial and otocranial aspergillosis.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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