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otosalpingitis

otosalpingitis noun: inflammation of the Eustachian tube as a result of infection.

Noun

otosalpingitis (countable and uncountable, plural otosalpingitises or otosalpingitides)

  1. Inflammation of the Eustachian tube as a result of infection

Forms of otosalpingitis

pluralotosalpingitises
pluralotosalpingitides

Origin of otosalpingitis

From oto- + salpingitis.

Questions about otosalpingitis

What does otosalpingitis mean?
Otosalpingitis means inflammation of the Eustachian tube as a result of infection.
What part of speech is otosalpingitis?
Otosalpingitis is a noun.
What is the plural of otosalpingitis?
The plural of otosalpingitis is otosalpingitises.

Words near otosalpingitis in the dictionary

  1. otorrhœal
  2. otorrhœic
  3. otos
  4. Otosaka
  5. Otosakas
  6. otosalpingitis
  7. otoscleroses
  8. otosclerosis
  9. otosclerotic
  10. otoscope
  11. otoscopes

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