Otic ganglion
otic ganglion n.
An autonomic ganglion situated just below the oval foramen medial to the mandibular nerve, with distribution of the postganglionic fibers to the parotid gland. Also called otoganglion.
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- Otiose
[oh-shee-ohs, oh-tee-] /ˈoʊ ʃiˌoʊs, ˈoʊ ti-/ adjective 1. being at leisure; idle; indolent. 2. ineffective or futile. 3. superfluous or useless. /ˈəʊtɪˌəʊs; -ˌəʊz/ adjective 1. serving no useful purpose: otiose language 2. (rare) indolent; lazy adj. 1794, “unfruitful, futile,” from Latin otiosus “having leisure or ease,unoccupied, idle, not busy” (source of French oiseux, Spanish ocioso, […]
- Otiosity
[oh-shee-ohs, oh-tee-] /ˈoʊ ʃiˌoʊs, ˈoʊ ti-/ adjective 1. being at leisure; idle; indolent. 2. ineffective or futile. 3. superfluous or useless. /ˈəʊtɪˌəʊs; -ˌəʊz/ adjective 1. serving no useful purpose: otiose language 2. (rare) indolent; lazy adj. 1794, “unfruitful, futile,” from Latin otiosus “having leisure or ease,unoccupied, idle, not busy” (source of French oiseux, Spanish ocioso, […]
- Otis
[oh-tis] /ˈoʊ tɪs/ noun 1. Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor. 2. Harrison Gray, 1837–1917, U.S. army officer and newspaper publisher. 3. James, 1725–83, American lawyer and public official who is supposed to have first used the phrase “Taxation without representation” (brother of Mercy Otis Warren). 4. a male given name.
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otitic meningitis n. Infection of the meninges occurring as a result of mastoiditis or otitis media.