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ototoxicity

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.26 in modern English

Syllables
oto-tox-i-c-i-ty
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
6
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Damage to the ear, specifically the cochlea and sometimes the vestibular system, by a toxin.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From oto- + toxicity.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

ototoxicities (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

ototoxic

Synonyms

cochleotoxicity

Questions

What does ototoxicity mean?
Damage to the ear, specifically the cochlea and sometimes the vestibular system, by a toxin.
Where does ototoxicity come from?
From oto- + toxicity.

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