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otosclerosis

otosclerosis noun: sclerosis of the tissues of the labyrinth and middle ear.

Noun

otosclerosis (countable and uncountable, plural otoscleroses)

  1. Sclerosis of the tissues of the labyrinth and middle ear.
  2. Loss of hearing due to injury of the auditory nerve by certain drugs and poisons, such as quinine and tobacco.
  3. Loss of the ability to understand the spoken word, although the sound is heard.

otosclerosis meaning in Tamil

otosclerosis in Tamil

வளரும் செவிட்டுத்தன்மை, செவிக்கடினம்

Forms of otosclerosis

pluralotoscleroses

Origin of otosclerosis

From oto- + sclerosis.

Questions about otosclerosis

What does otosclerosis mean?
Otosclerosis means sclerosis of the tissues of the labyrinth and middle ear.
What is otosclerosis in Tamil?
Otosclerosis in Tamil is வளரும் செவிட்டுத்தன்மை, செவிக்கடினம். See Otosclerosis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is otosclerosis?
Otosclerosis is a noun.
What is the plural of otosclerosis?
The plural of otosclerosis is otoscleroses.

Words near otosclerosis in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: otosclerosis (page history and authors); otosclerosis (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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