otic, a. Anat., Path.
(ˈəʊtɪk, ˈɒtɪk)
[ad. Gr. ὠτικός, f. οὖς, ὠτ- ear.]
Of, belonging to, or relating to the ear; auricular.
otic ganglion, a small oval flattened swelling on the inferior maxillary nerve, which communicates with the auriculo-temporal nerve, and with the branch of the facial nerve which enters the tympanum (chorda tympani).
| 1657 Tomlinson Renou's Disp. 10 Otick [medicaments] to the ears. 1836–9 Todd Cycl. Anat. II. 292/1 The ganglion discovered by Arnold, and by him denominated Otic or auricular. 1853 tr. Romberg's Man. Nerv. Dis. I. i. xi. 121 (N. Syd. Soc.) We must distinguish otic neuralgia from acoustic hyperæsthesia. 1874 Roosa Dis. Ear 204 The otic ganglion. |