otosclerosis
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noun \ˌō-tō-sklə-ˈrō-səs\Definition of OTOSCLEROSIS
: growth of spongy bone in the inner ear that causes progressively increasing deafness
Origin of OTOSCLEROSIS
New Latin
First Known Use: 1901
oto·scle·ro·sis
noun \ˌōt-ō-sklə-ˈrō-səs\ (Medical Dictionary)plural ; oto·scle·ro·ses \-ˌsēz\ (audio pronunciation)
Medical Definition of OTOSCLEROSIS
: 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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