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ototoxicity

ototoxicity noun: damage to the ear, specifically the cochlea and sometimes the vestibular system, by a toxin.

Noun

ototoxicity (countable and uncountable, plural ototoxicities)

  1. Damage to the ear, specifically the cochlea and sometimes the vestibular system, by a toxin.
    Synonyms:
    cochleotoxicity

Synonyms of ototoxicity

Forms of ototoxicity

pluralototoxicities

Origin of ototoxicity

From oto- + toxicity.

Questions about ototoxicity

What does ototoxicity mean?
Ototoxicity means damage to the ear, specifically the cochlea and sometimes the vestibular system, by a toxin.
What part of speech is ototoxicity?
Ototoxicity is a noun.
What is the plural of ototoxicity?
The plural of ototoxicity is ototoxicities.

Words near ototoxicity in the dictionary

  1. OTOT
  2. ototopical
  3. ototoxic
  4. ototoxically
  5. ototoxicities
  6. ototoxicity
  7. ototoxin
  8. ototoxins
  9. otovestibular
  10. otoy
  11. Otočac

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