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otosyphilis

otosyphilis noun: otological syphilis: the otological component or manifestations of syphilis; syphilis's effects on the ears. In modern nosology not entirely distinct from the rest of neurosyphilis; sometimes formerly differentiated as, or in parallel with, parasyphilis.

Noun

otosyphilis (uncountable)

  1. Otological syphilis: the otological component or manifestations of syphilis; syphilis's effects on the ears. In modern nosology not entirely distinct from the rest of neurosyphilis; sometimes formerly differentiated as, or in parallel with, parasyphilis.

Origin of otosyphilis

From oto- + syphilis.

Questions about otosyphilis

What does otosyphilis mean?
Otosyphilis means otological syphilis: the otological component or manifestations of syphilis; syphilis's effects on the ears. In modern nosology not entirely distinct from the rest of neurosyphilis; sometimes formerly differentiated as, or in parallel with, parasyphilis.
What part of speech is otosyphilis?
Otosyphilis is a noun.

Words near otosyphilis in the dictionary

  1. otosteons
  2. otosurgeon
  3. otosurgeons
  4. otosurgery
  5. otosurgical
  6. otosyphilis
  7. OTOT
  8. ototopical
  9. ototoxic
  10. ototoxically
  11. ototoxicities

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