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otosclerosis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.33 in modern English

Syllables
oto-scle-ro-sis
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Sclerosis of the tissues of the labyrinth and middle ear.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Loss of hearing due to injury of the auditory nerve by certain drugs and poisons, such as quinine and tobacco.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Loss of the ability to understand the spoken word, although the sound is heard.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From oto- + sclerosis.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

otoscleroses (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

otosclerotic

Questions

What does otosclerosis mean?
Sclerosis of the tissues of the labyrinth and middle ear.
Where does otosclerosis come from?
From oto- + sclerosis.

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