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otosclerosis

noun
oto路​scle路​ro路​sis | \ 藢艒-t艒-skl蓹-藞r艒-s蓹s How to pronounce otosclerosis (audio) \

Definition of otosclerosis

: growth of spongy bone in the inner ear that causes progressively increasing deafness

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Since her teen years, Edinger had slowly been going deaf from otosclerosis, a disease of the inner ear. Leila Mcneill, Smithsonian, "The Woman Who Shaped the Study of Fossil Brains," 1 Mar. 2018 Fabray had otosclerosis, a disease of the bones of the middle and inner ear. Mike Barnes, Billboard, "Nanette Fabray, Charming Singer, Dancer and Comedienne, Dies at 97," 24 Feb. 2018 Since her teen years, Edinger had slowly been going deaf from otosclerosis, a disease of the inner ear. Leila Mcneill, Smithsonian, "The Woman Who Shaped the Study of Fossil Brains," 1 Mar. 2018 Fabray had otosclerosis, a disease of the bones of the middle and inner ear. Mike Barnes, Billboard, "Nanette Fabray, Charming Singer, Dancer and Comedienne, Dies at 97," 24 Feb. 2018

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First Known Use of otosclerosis

1901, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for otosclerosis

New Latin

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otosclerosis

noun
oto路​scle路​ro路​sis | \ 藢艒t-艒-skl蓹-藞r艒-s蓹s How to pronounce otosclerosis (audio) \
plural otoscleroses\ -​藢s膿z How to pronounce otoscleroses (audio) \

Medical Definition of otosclerosis

: growth of spongy bone in the inner ear where it gradually obstructs the oval window or round window or both and causes progressively increasing deafness

More from Merriam-Webster on otosclerosis

Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about otosclerosis