otosclerosis

noun

oto·​scle·​ro·​sis ˌō-tō-sklə-ˈrō-səs 

: growth of spongy bone in the inner ear that causes progressively increasing deafness

Examples of otosclerosis in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Past scholars have attributed the hearing loss to otosclerosis, or possibly lead poisoning from the wines Beethoven preferred. —Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 13 May 2024

This was when Frankie was experiencing hearing issues due to otosclerosis, prior to his surgery. —Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 12 Apr. 2023

There was no evidence found for conditions hypothesized by some experts such as otosclerosis or Paget's disease, Begg said. —Fox News, 25 Mar. 2023

Since her teen years, Edinger had slowly been going deaf from otosclerosis, a disease of the inner ear. —Leila McNeill, Smithsonian, 1 Mar. 2018

Fabray had otosclerosis, a disease of the bones of the middle and inner ear. —Mike Barnes, Billboard, 24 Feb. 2018

Word History

Etymology

New Latin

First Known Use

1901, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for otosclerosis

• amyloidosis
• anaplasmosis
• anastomosis
• aponeurosis
• apotheosis
• aspergillosis
• blastomycosis
• coccidiosis
• cryptococcosis
• cysticercosis
• endocytosis
• exocytosis

Medical Definition

otosclerosis

noun

oto·​scle·​ro·​sis ˌōt-ō-sklə-ˈrō-səs 

plural otoscleroses -ˌsēz 

: 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