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otitis

/oʊˈtaɪ.tɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.16 in modern English

Syllables
oti-tis
IPA
/oʊˈtaɪ.tɪs/
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Inflammation of the ear.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From ot- + -itis.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

otitides (plural) otitises (plural)

Derived Forms

aerotitis otitic panotitis

Phrases

acute otitis media chronic suppurative otitis media otitis externa otitis media

Frequently Paired Words

otalgia

Questions

How do you pronounce otitis?
The recorded pronunciation is /oʊˈtaɪ.tɪs/.
What does otitis mean?
Inflammation of the ear.
Where does otitis come from?
From ot- + -itis.

How to pronounce otitis

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