attico-
Meanings
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).
Word forms
Etymology
From Latin atticus, from Ancient Greek Ἀττικός (Attikós) + -o-. By surface analysis, attic + -o-.
Related words
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.