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preotic

preotic adjective: in front of the middle ear.

Adjective

preotic (not comparable)

  1. In front of the middle ear
    • The A line (Fig 1A ) included the cortex, cingulum (Cg), lateral ventricle (LV), septal nucleus (SN), bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (bst), and lateral preotic area (LPO) (Fig 1C ).2015 October 15, “Reduced Cerebral Oxygen Content in the DG and SVZ In Situ Promotes Neurogenesis in the Adult Rat Brain In Vivo”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of preotic

From pre- + otic.

Words that rhyme with preotic

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Questions about preotic

What does preotic mean?
Preotic means in front of the middle ear.
What part of speech is preotic?
Preotic is an adjective.

Words near preotic in the dictionary

  1. preosteoclasts
  2. preosteocyte
  3. preosteocytes
  4. preosteocytic
  5. preosteogenic
  6. preotic
  7. preoutbreak
  8. preoutfit
  9. preoutfits
  10. preoutfitted
  11. preoutfitting

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