-otic +
(Greek: a suffix that means: state or condition of; diseased condition of)
kyphotic
Relating to or suffering from kyphosis (posterior curvature of the thoracic spine).
malacotic
Inclined to malacia; soft; said of teeth.
periotic
1. Surrounding, or pertaining to the region surrounding, the internal ear; as, the periotic capsule.
2. A reference to certain bones or bony elements that form or help to form a protective capsule for the internal ear.
psychoneurotic
1. A reference to a functional disorder of mental origin.
2. Anyone suffering from a psychoneurosis.
ptotic
1. A reference to ptosis (abnormal lowering or drooping of an organ or a part).
2. Affected by or pertaining to ptosis.
robotic
Relating to or characteristic of a robot.
The use of robotic devices are expected to continue to spread into offices and homes, as older appliances are replaces with newer robotic equivalents. Domestic robots capable of performing many household tasks, described in science fiction stories and coveted by the public in the 1960s, are likely to be perfected in actuality.
It is anticipated that some degree of convergence between humans and robots will become a reality. Some humans already have artificial body parts and even parts of the nervous system replaced by artificial analogues; such as, pacemakers. In many cases the same technology might be used both in robotics and in medicine.
So it is that in medicine, a robotic tool is an automatic mechanical device designed to duplicate a human function without direct human operation.
sialotic
A reference to the flow of saliva.
stegnosis, stegnotic
1. The closing of a passage; astringent or constipating.
2. A stoppage of any of the secretions or excretions.
3. A constriction or stenosis.
troglobitic, troglobiotic
1. A reference to any creature having a cave-dwelling mode of life.
2. Descriptive of an animal living entirely in the dark parts of caves.
xerotic
1. Dry; characterized by dryness.
2. Pertaining to or characterized by xerosis.
zoonotic
A disease that is transmissible from animals to humans under natural conditions; a reference to or constituting a
zoonosis.
Zoonotic Diseases or diseases from pets.
zootic
A reference to animals other than humans.
zymotic
1. Of, pertaining to, or caused by, fermentation.
2. Designating, or pertaining to, or causing certain contagious diseases or infections.
3. Any epidemic, endemic, contagious, or sporadic affection which is produced by some morbific principle or organism acting on the physical system like a ferment.