otosclerosis

noun

oto·​scle·​ro·​sis ˌō-tō-sklə-ˈrō-səs How to pronounce otosclerosis (audio)
: growth of spongy bone in the inner ear that causes progressively increasing deafness

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Past scholars have attributed the hearing loss to otosclerosis, or possibly lead poisoning from the wines Beethoven preferred. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 13 May 2024 This was when Frankie was experiencing hearing issues due to otosclerosis, prior to his surgery. Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 12 Apr. 2023 There was no evidence found for conditions hypothesized by some experts such as otosclerosis or Paget's disease, Begg said. Fox News, 25 Mar. 2023 Since her teen years, Edinger had slowly been going deaf from otosclerosis, a disease of the inner ear. Leila McNeill, Smithsonian, 1 Mar. 2018 Fabray had otosclerosis, a disease of the bones of the middle and inner ear. Mike Barnes, Billboard, 24 Feb. 2018

Word History

Etymology

New Latin

First Known Use

1901, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of otosclerosis was in 1901

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“Otosclerosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/otosclerosis. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

Medical Definition

otosclerosis

noun
oto·​scle·​ro·​sis ˌōt-ō-sklə-ˈrō-səs How to pronounce otosclerosis (audio)
plural otoscleroses -ˌsēz How to pronounce otosclerosis (audio)
: growth of spongy bone in the inner ear where it gradually obstructs the oval window or round window or both and causes progressively increasing deafness

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