otosclerosis

English

Etymology

oto- +‎ sclerosis

Noun

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.

Related terms

• otosclerotic

Translations

sclerosis of the labyrinth and middle ear

• Finnish: otoskleroosi

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

otosclerosis f (plural otosclerosis)

1. (pathology) otosclerosis

Derived terms

• otosclerótico

 

Further reading

• “otosclerosis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014