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attico-

attico- prefix: epitympanic recess or the uppermost part of the middle ear cavity located above the tympanic membrane and containing the head of the malleus (hammer bone) and body of the incus (anvil bone).

Prefix

attico-

  1. Epitympanic recess or the uppermost part of the middle ear cavity located above the tympanic membrane and containing the head of the malleus (hammer bone) and body of the incus (anvil bone).

Origin of attico-

From Latin atticus, from Ancient Greek Ἀττικός (Attikós) + -o-. By surface analysis, attic + -o-.

Questions about attico-

What does attico- mean?
Attico- means epitympanic recess or the uppermost part of the middle ear cavity located above the tympanic membrane and containing the head of the malleus (hammer bone) and body of the incus (anvil bone).
What part of speech is attico-?
Attico- is a prefix.

Words near attico- in the dictionary

  1. Atticizes
  2. Atticizing
  3. atticky
  4. atticless
  5. atticlike
  6. attico-
  7. atticoantral
  8. atticoantrotomy
  9. atticotomies
  10. atticotomy
  11. attics

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