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otosclerosis Path.|əʊtəʊskləˈrəʊsɪs, -skliːəˈrəʊsɪs|
[mod.L., ad. G. otosclerose (A. Politzer Lehrb. der Ohrenheilkunde (ed. 4, 1901) 263): see oto- and sclerosis.]
A disease of the ear in which the normal tissue of the temporal bone is replaced by spongy bone, with the result that movement of the stapes becomes impeded and deafness ensues. Hence otoscleˈrotic a., of, pertaining to, or affected by otosclerosis; also as n., one who suffers from otosclerosis.
1901Arch. Otology XXX. 279 Otosclerosis, so frequent, distressing, and little amenable to treatment, receives 12 pages. 1904Jrnl. Laryngol., Rhinol., & Otol. XIX. 518 It was especially difficult to differentiate between true otosclerosis and fixation of the stapes following tympanic inflammations. 1933M. Yearsley Otosclerosis iii. 7 Körner..recorded the marriage of two otosclerotics. Ibid., The marriage of an otosclerotic male with his otosclerotic niece resulted in seven otosclerotic children. 1933Punch 20 Dec. 700/1 He..exhibits Swift with much pathos as the sufferer from the particularly cruel disease which now bears the ugly name of otosclerosis. 1974I. Friedmann Path. Ear v. 247 Otosclerosis is very common in Indians and whites. Ibid., Every tenth adult person has otosclerotic foci within his temporal bone. |