otosclerosis

From oto- +‎ sclerosis.

otosclerosis (countable and uncountable, plural otoscleroses)

1. (pathology) Sclerosis of the tissues of the labyrinth and middle ear.
2. (pathology) Loss of hearing due to injury of the auditory nerve by certain drugs and poisons, such as quinine and tobacco.
3. (pathology) Loss of the ability to understand the spoken word, although the sound is heard.

• otosclerotic

• otoesclerosis

From oto- +‎ (e)sclerosis, from Ancient Greek ὠτός (ōtós) and σκλήρωσις (sklḗrōsis).

• IPA^(key): /otoskleˈɾosis/ [o.t̪os.kleˈɾo.sis]
• Rhymes: -osis
• Syllabification: o‧tos‧cle‧ro‧sis

otosclerosis f (plural otosclerosis)

1. (pathology) otosclerosis

• “otosclerosis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024