SINCE 1828
otosclerosis
noun
oto·scle·ro·sis
| \ ˌō-tō-sklə-ˈrō-səs
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Definition of otosclerosis
: growth of spongy bone in the inner ear that causes progressively increasing deafness
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otosclerosis
noun
oto·scle·ro·sis
| \ ˌōt-ō-sklə-ˈrō-səs
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plural otoscleroses\ -ˌsēz
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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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