PROOTIC

Etymology

Adjective

prootic (not comparable)

(anatomy) In front of the auditory capsule.

Noun

prootic (plural prootics)

(anatomy) A bone, or centre of ossification, in the periotic capsule.

Anagrams

• Portico, porotic, portico

Source: Wiktionary

Pro*ö"tic, a. Etym: [Pref. pro- + Gr. (Anat.)

Definition: In front of the auditory capsule; -- applied especially to a bone, or center of ossification, in the periotic capsule.

– n.

Definition: A proötic bone.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition