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Oto
1[ oh-toh ]
noun
- a member of a Siouan-speaking tribe of North American Indians who formerly inhabited the lower Missouri River basin and now live in Oklahoma.
oto-
2- a combining form meaning “ear,” used in the formation of compound words:
otology.
oto-
combining_form
- indicating the ear
otitis
otolith
Word History and Origins
Origin of Oto1
Example Sentences
Fort Calhoun traces its roots to a meeting between explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark and the Oto and Missouri tribes in August 1804 — 63 years before Nebraska became a state.
Alabama’s pro day will also feature a number of other potential high draft picks, including edge rusher Will Anderson Jr. — also often mocked to Seattle at 5, assuming he’s still available there — safety Brian Branch, safety Jordan Battle, cornerback Eli Ricks and linebacker Henry To’oto’o.
Anderson, along with fellow pro prospects on Alabama’s defense such as linebacker Henry To’oto’o and safety Jordan Battle, essentially said they would have felt like hypocrites had they opted out.
“Three’s our goal every single game, so to be able to reach that number was huge for us,” Tide linebacker Henry To’oTo’o said.
CEO Alessandro Profumo said on July 28 the state-owned defence group was working to reach a deal for the sale of its OTO Melara cannon maker unit and its naval torpedo unit Wass, but needed a new government in Rome to be able to finalise any potential agreement.
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Words That Use oto-
What does oto- mean?
Oto- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “ear.” It is often used in medical terms, especially in anatomy and pathology.
Oto- comes from the Greek oûs, meaning “ear.” Related to the Greek oûs is English’s own word ear; so is the Latin word for ear, auris, which is the ultimate source of such words as aural. Learn more about oûs at our entry for otic, an adjective used in anatomy meaning “of or relating to the ear.”
What are variants of oto-?
When combined with words or word elements that begin with a vowel, oto- becomes ot-, as in otitis.
Examples of oto-
One example of a medical term that features oto– is otopathy, “a disease of the ear.”
If you’ve been listening, you know that oto- means “ear.” The combining form -pathy is ultimately from the Greek pathos, meaning “suffering, sensation.” It can be used in compound words to indicate “disease.” So, otopathy literally means “ear disease.”
What are some words that use the combining form oto-?
What are some other forms that oto- may be commonly confused with?
Break it down!
Rhinoplasty is plastic surgery of the nose. Blepharoplasty is plastic surgery of the eyelid. What is the medical term for plastic surgery of the ear?
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