• (n.) The upper and outer element of periotic bone, -- in man forming a part of the temporal bone.
Ep`i·o'tic noun [ Prefix epi- + Greek ..., gen. ..., ear.] (Anat.) The upper and outer element of periotic bone, -- in man forming a part of the temporal bone. 
Type: Term Pronunciation: ep′i-ot′ik, -ō′tik Definitions: 1. One of the components of the otic capsule of some vertebrates; in the mammal, the petrosal or petrous temporal bone incorporates the various otic elements seen in lower vertebrates.
epiotic Situated on or above the ear.