Home › Words › C › cryptotiacryptotia/kɹɪpˈtəʊ.ʃə/cryptotia means A condition where an ear appears to have its upper portion buried underneath the side of the head.cryptotia is pronounced /kɹɪpˈtəʊ.ʃə/.EtymologyFrom crypt- + oto- + -ia.nounA condition where an ear appears to have its upper portion buried underneath the side of the head.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.anotia 66% match — A rare congenital deformity where the pinna or auricle, the outer projected portion of the ear, is completely absent. vs cryptotia →otapostasis 57% match — The condition of abnormally protruding ears vs cryptotia →macrotia 56% match — Abnormal development of the auricle of the ear vs cryptotia →cryptostomy 56% match — An adaptation in which the mouth is reduced to a slit and its location is concealed. vs cryptotia →cryptophthalmos 55% match — A rare congenital anomaly in which the skin is continuous over the eyeball, with absence of eyelids. vs cryptotia →cryptal 53% match — Of or pertaining to crypts (small pits or cavities in the body). vs cryptotia →subauricular 52% match — Beneath the ear vs cryptotia →otic 52% match — Of, relating/pertaining to, or located near the ear. vs cryptotia →