ot-
pref.（前缀）
pref.（前缀）
- Variant of oto-
oto-的变体
ot-
combining form
a variant of oto- ⇒
otalgia
oto- or (before a vowel) ot-
combining form
indicating the ear
⇒
otitis
⇒
otolith
Origin
from Greek ous, ōt- earot-
1
variant of oto- before a vowel:
otalgia.
ot-variant of oto-, before vowels.
ot-
combining form
or oto-
otitis
: ear and
otolaryngology
combining form
or oto-
ETYMOLOGY Greek ōt-, ōto-, from ōt-, ous — more at ear
: earotitis
: ear and
otolaryngology
ot-
combining form
or oto-
Etymology: Greek ōt-, ōto-, from ōt-, ous — more at ear
: ear
< otitis >
< otology >
< otoscope >
< otosteal >
: ear and
< otolaryngology >
or oto-
< otitis >
< otology >
< otoscope >
< otosteal >
: ear and
< otolaryngology >
ot-
Prefix
- ear
Etymology
From ὠτ- (ōt-), the stem of the Ancient Greek οὖς (oûs, “ear”).
Usage notes
Synonyms
Derived terms
English words prefixed with ot-
Related terms
See also
References
Oto-, before a vowel ot-, a. Gr. ὠτο-, combining form of οὖς, ὠτ- ear, an element of medical and other scientific words, the more important of which appear in their alphabetical places. [¶; 28 derived terms, viz. otocatarrh, otoconia, otokonies, otoconial, otoconite, otocrane, otocranial, otocranic, otocyst, otocystic, otodynia, otodynic, otography, otographical, otomorphology, otomycosis, otopathy, otopathic, otophone, otoplasty, otoplastic, otopyosis, otorrhœa, otorrhœal, otorrhoic, otosalpinx, otosteal, ototomy; ¶; 20 quots.: 1855, 1881, 1842, 1854, 1872, 1857, 1877, 1878, 1880, 1836–9, 1900, 1877, 1839, 1888, 1818–20, 1878, 1877, 1857, 1854, 1868]