otosyphilis

English

Etymology

From oto- +‎ syphilis.

Noun

otosyphilis (uncountable)

1. (medicine) Otological syphilis: the otological component or manifestations of syphilis; syphilis's effects on the ears. In modern nosology not entirely distinct from the rest of neurosyphilis; sometimes formerly differentiated as, or in parallel with, parasyphilis.

Hypernyms

• neurosyphilis
• parasyphilis

Coordinate terms

• oculosyphilis

Related terms

• metasyphilis
• myelosyphilis