otic

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

otic
    adj 1: of or relating to near the ear [syn: {otic}, {auricular}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Otic \O"tic\, a. [Gr. ?, fr. o'y^s, 'wto`s, the ear: cf. F.
   otique.]
   Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the ear; auricular;
   auditory.
   [1913 Webster]