oto-comb. form

Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly.

Forms: before a vowel ot- Brit.

/əʊt/, U.S.

/oʊd/,

/oʊt/

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Greek ὠτο-, ὠτ-, οὖς.

Etymology: < ancient Greek ὠτο-, combining form (in e.g. ὠτόρρυτος having a discharge from the ears) of ὠτ-, οὖς ear < a suffixed form of the Indo-European base of ear n.¹ Compare French oto-, German oto-.Earliest in loanwords from Greek and Latin in the early 17th cent.(e.g. otenchyte n., otalgia n.); formations are found from the first half of the 19th cent. (e.g. otolite n.). In French, the first classical loans are found from the late 16th cent. (compare otalgie otalgia n.); native formations are found from the final decade of the 18th cent. (compare otologie otology n., ototomie ototomy n. , otographie otography n. ).

Of or relating to the ear.

† otocatarrh n. Medicine Obsolete rare catarrh of the ear.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

ΚΠ

1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Otocatarrhus,..term for catarrh of the ear: otocatarrh.

† otoconite n. Anatomy Obsolete rare an otolith or otoconium.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of ear > [noun] > concretion

otolite1835

otolith1836

otoconite1842

1842 E. Wilson Anatomist's Vade Mecum (ed. 2) 472 The membranous labyrinth..contains two small calcareous masses called otoconites.

† otodynia n. Medicine Obsolete rare (chronic) pain in the ear.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

ΚΠ

1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Otodynia, term for chronic pain in the ear.

† otodynic adj. Medicine Obsolete rare of or relating to (chronic) pain in the ear.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

ΚΠ

1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Otodynicus,..otodynic.

† otographical adj. Obsolete rare of or relating to the anatomical description of the ear.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

ΚΠ

1890 Cent. Dict. Otographical.

† otography n. [compare French otographie (1793)] Obsolete rare the anatomical description of the ear.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

ΚΠ

1833 R. Dunglison New Dict. Med. Sci. II. 114/1 Otography, the part of anatomy which describes the ear.

otomorphology n.

Brit.

/ˌəʊtə(ʊ)mɔːˈfɒlədʒi/

U.S.

/ˌoʊdoʊˌmɔrˈfɑlədʒi/

/ˌoʊdəˌmɔrˈfɑlədʒi/

rare the study of the shape of the ear.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > study of body > study of sense organs > [noun] > ear

otology1841

otomorphology1900

1900 M. A. Ellis Human Ear 42 As otology is a medical term for the science of the ear, we should prefer to use the new word (suggested by Dr. R. Garnett) otomorphology, the science of the shape of the ear.

2000 Jrnl. Laryngol. & Otol. 114 497 This highly specialized knowledge has been developed within a special branch of forensic medicine and criminology, called ‘earology’ or ‘otomorphology’.

otomycosis n.

Brit.

/ˌəʊtə(ʊ)mʌɪˈkəʊsɪs/

U.S.

/ˌoʊdoʊˌmaɪˈkoʊsəs/

/ˌoʊdəˌmaɪˈkoʊsəs/

Medicine fungal infection of the ear; an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of ear > [noun] > fungus

otomycosis1877

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > parasitic disorders > [noun] > mycosis > other fungoid disorders

Madura foot1855

mycetoma1863

otomycosis1877

Sclerotium1885

blastomycosis1900

oidiomycosis1901

sporotrichosis1908

rhinosporidiosis1910

cryptococcosis1916

maduromycosis1916

mucormycosis1918

moniliasis1920

coccidioidomycosis1937

Candida1939

candidiasis1954

phycomycosis1959

thrush1967

1877 C. H. Burnett Ear 284 Otomycosis is said to be much more frequently met among the poorer classes.

1916 Ann. Missouri Bot. Garden 3 255 It occurs in cases of ceratomycosis..and in otomycosis.

1989 Drugs 38 204 Bifonazole may be useful for treating onychomycoses.., otomycoses, erythrasma, [etc.].

otopathic adj.

Brit.

/ˌəʊtə(ʊ)ˈpaθɪk/

U.S.

/ˌoʊdoʊˈpæθɪk/

/ˌoʊdəˈpæθɪk/

Medicine rare of, relating to, or causing disease of the ear.

ΚΠ

1903 N.E.D. at Oto- Otopathic.

1995 Pediatric Emergency Care 11 379 This case demonstrates that not all cases of purulent ear drainage are caused by the usual otopathic organisms.

otopathy n.

Brit.

/əʊˈtɒpəθi/

U.S.

/oʊˈtɑpəθi/

Medicine rare disease of the ear; an instance of this.

ΚΠ

1848 R. Dunglison Med. Lexicon (ed. 7) 613/2 Otopathy, a diseased condition of the ear.

1979 Acta Otolaryngol. 87 152 Chronic otopathy itself did not lead to a disturbance of either the sense of taste or the function of the submaxillary gland in any of the 14 patients.

1997 Jrnl. Clin. Endocrinol. 20 623 Moreover the patient showed arthropathy, otopathy, small chin, small mouth and truncal obesity.

otophone n.

Brit.

/ˈəʊtə(ʊ)fəʊn/

U.S.

/ˈoʊdəˌfoʊn/

a mechanical or (later) electrical device to assist hearing.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > audiology or audiometry > [noun] > aids to defective hearing

trunk1546

otacousticon1615

otacoustic1617

ear-spectacle1626

sarbacane1644

acoustic1659

acousticon1660

hearing-trumpet1725

ear trumpet1731

trumpet1774

otophone1839

auricle1864

audiphone1880

osteophone1892

microphonograph1897

hearing aid1922

deaf-aid1934

the world > health and disease > healing > diagnosis or prognosis > examination > [noun] > auscultation > instruments used in

stethoscope1820

otophone1839

otoscope1849

stethophone1858

phonoscope1859

hydrophone1860

thoracoscope1895

fetoscope1939

phonoscope1959

1839 ‘D. I. Moriarty’ Husband-hunter II. 109 Perceiving the otophone properly fixed.

1888 Amer. Ann. Deaf Jan. 85 Examination of 15 deaf persons in the Pennsylvania Inst. by means of Maloney's Otophone.

1904 Collier's 7 May 18/1 (advt.) The deaf are immediately able to hear ordinary conversation by the Magnetic Otophone Sound Waves, which penetrate the deafest ear.

1924 Times 29 Sept. 7/2 The Marconi Otophone is an efficient instrument for deaf people.

† otopyosis n. Medicine Obsolete rare suppuration in the ear.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

ΚΠ

1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Otopyosis.

† otosalpinx n. [ < oto- comb. form + ancient Greek σάλπιγξ (see salpinx n.)] Anatomy Obsolete rare the Eustachian tube.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

ΚΠ

1890 Cent. Dict. Otosalpinx.

† otosteal n. Zoology Obsolete rare (R. Owen's name for) an auditory ossicle.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > animal body > general parts > constituent materials > [noun] > bones corresponding to those of inner ear

otosteal1854

1854 R. Owen Struct. Skeleton & Teeth in Orr's Circle Sci.: Org. Nature I. 177 A body as hard as shell, like half a split almond: it is the ‘otosteal’..or proper ear-bone.

1868 R. Owen On Anat. Vertebr. III. 246 The otosteals conduct vibrations from the tympanic membrane to the vestibular one.

† ototomy n. [compare French †ototomie (1793)] Surgery Obsolete rare anatomical dissection of the ear.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

ΚΠ

1848 R. Dunglison Med. Lexicon (ed. 7) 613/2 Ototomy, the part of practical anatomy which teaches the mode of dissecting and preparing the ear.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	oto-
释义	oto-comb. form Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Forms: before a vowel ot- Brit. /əʊt/, U.S. /oʊd/, /oʊt/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Greek ὠτο-, ὠτ-, οὖς. Etymology: < ancient Greek ὠτο-, combining form (in e.g. ὠτόρρυτος having a discharge from the ears) of ὠτ-, οὖς ear < a suffixed form of the Indo-European base of ear n.¹ Compare French oto-, German oto-.Earliest in loanwords from Greek and Latin in the early 17th cent.(e.g. otenchyte n., otalgia n.); formations are found from the first half of the 19th cent. (e.g. otolite n.). In French, the first classical loans are found from the late 16th cent. (compare otalgie otalgia n.); native formations are found from the final decade of the 18th cent. (compare otologie otology n., ototomie ototomy n. , otographie otography n. ). Of or relating to the ear. † otocatarrh n. Medicine Obsolete rare catarrh of the ear.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΚΠ 1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Otocatarrhus,..term for catarrh of the ear: otocatarrh. † otoconite n. Anatomy Obsolete rare an otolith or otoconium. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of ear > [noun] > concretion otolite1835 otolith1836 otoconite1842 1842 E. Wilson Anatomist's Vade Mecum (ed. 2) 472 The membranous labyrinth..contains two small calcareous masses called otoconites. † otodynia n. Medicine Obsolete rare (chronic) pain in the ear.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΚΠ 1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Otodynia, term for chronic pain in the ear. † otodynic adj. Medicine Obsolete rare of or relating to (chronic) pain in the ear.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΚΠ 1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Otodynicus,..otodynic. † otographical adj. Obsolete rare of or relating to the anatomical description of the ear.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΚΠ 1890 Cent. Dict. Otographical. † otography n. [compare French otographie (1793)] Obsolete rare the anatomical description of the ear.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΚΠ 1833 R. Dunglison New Dict. Med. Sci. II. 114/1 Otography, the part of anatomy which describes the ear. otomorphology n. Brit. /ˌəʊtə(ʊ)mɔːˈfɒlədʒi/ , U.S. /ˌoʊdoʊˌmɔrˈfɑlədʒi/ , /ˌoʊdəˌmɔrˈfɑlədʒi/ rare the study of the shape of the ear. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > study of body > study of sense organs > [noun] > ear otology1841 otomorphology1900 1900 M. A. Ellis Human Ear 42 As otology is a medical term for the science of the ear, we should prefer to use the new word (suggested by Dr. R. Garnett) otomorphology, the science of the shape of the ear. 2000 Jrnl. Laryngol. & Otol. 114 497 This highly specialized knowledge has been developed within a special branch of forensic medicine and criminology, called ‘earology’ or ‘otomorphology’. otomycosis n. Brit. /ˌəʊtə(ʊ)mʌɪˈkəʊsɪs/ , U.S. /ˌoʊdoʊˌmaɪˈkoʊsəs/ , /ˌoʊdəˌmaɪˈkoʊsəs/ Medicine fungal infection of the ear; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of ear > [noun] > fungus otomycosis1877 the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > parasitic disorders > [noun] > mycosis > other fungoid disorders Madura foot1855 mycetoma1863 otomycosis1877 Sclerotium1885 blastomycosis1900 oidiomycosis1901 sporotrichosis1908 rhinosporidiosis1910 cryptococcosis1916 maduromycosis1916 mucormycosis1918 moniliasis1920 coccidioidomycosis1937 Candida1939 candidiasis1954 phycomycosis1959 thrush1967 1877 C. H. Burnett Ear 284 Otomycosis is said to be much more frequently met among the poorer classes. 1916 Ann. Missouri Bot. Garden 3 255 It occurs in cases of ceratomycosis..and in otomycosis. 1989 Drugs 38 204 Bifonazole may be useful for treating onychomycoses.., otomycoses, erythrasma, [etc.]. otopathic adj. Brit. /ˌəʊtə(ʊ)ˈpaθɪk/ , U.S. /ˌoʊdoʊˈpæθɪk/ , /ˌoʊdəˈpæθɪk/ Medicine rare of, relating to, or causing disease of the ear. ΚΠ 1903 N.E.D. at Oto- Otopathic. 1995 Pediatric Emergency Care 11 379 This case demonstrates that not all cases of purulent ear drainage are caused by the usual otopathic organisms. otopathy n. Brit. /əʊˈtɒpəθi/ , U.S. /oʊˈtɑpəθi/ Medicine rare disease of the ear; an instance of this. ΚΠ 1848 R. Dunglison Med. Lexicon (ed. 7) 613/2 Otopathy, a diseased condition of the ear. 1979 Acta Otolaryngol. 87 152 Chronic otopathy itself did not lead to a disturbance of either the sense of taste or the function of the submaxillary gland in any of the 14 patients. 1997 Jrnl. Clin. Endocrinol. 20 623 Moreover the patient showed arthropathy, otopathy, small chin, small mouth and truncal obesity. otophone n. Brit. /ˈəʊtə(ʊ)fəʊn/ , U.S. /ˈoʊdəˌfoʊn/ a mechanical or (later) electrical device to assist hearing. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > audiology or audiometry > [noun] > aids to defective hearing trunk1546 otacousticon1615 otacoustic1617 ear-spectacle1626 sarbacane1644 acoustic1659 acousticon1660 hearing-trumpet1725 ear trumpet1731 trumpet1774 otophone1839 auricle1864 audiphone1880 osteophone1892 microphonograph1897 hearing aid1922 deaf-aid1934 the world > health and disease > healing > diagnosis or prognosis > examination > [noun] > auscultation > instruments used in stethoscope1820 otophone1839 otoscope1849 stethophone1858 phonoscope1859 hydrophone1860 thoracoscope1895 fetoscope1939 phonoscope1959 1839 ‘D. I. Moriarty’ Husband-hunter II. 109 Perceiving the otophone properly fixed. 1888 Amer. Ann. Deaf Jan. 85 Examination of 15 deaf persons in the Pennsylvania Inst. by means of Maloney's Otophone. 1904 Collier's 7 May 18/1 (advt.) The deaf are immediately able to hear ordinary conversation by the Magnetic Otophone Sound Waves, which penetrate the deafest ear. 1924 Times 29 Sept. 7/2 The Marconi Otophone is an efficient instrument for deaf people. † otopyosis n. Medicine Obsolete rare suppuration in the ear.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΚΠ 1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Otopyosis. † otosalpinx n. [ < oto- comb. form + ancient Greek σάλπιγξ (see salpinx n.)] Anatomy Obsolete rare the Eustachian tube.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΚΠ 1890 Cent. Dict. Otosalpinx. † otosteal n. Zoology Obsolete rare (R. Owen's name for) an auditory ossicle. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > constituent materials > [noun] > bones corresponding to those of inner ear otosteal1854 1854 R. Owen Struct. Skeleton & Teeth in Orr's Circle Sci.: Org. Nature I. 177 A body as hard as shell, like half a split almond: it is the ‘otosteal’..or proper ear-bone. 1868 R. Owen On Anat. Vertebr. III. 246 The otosteals conduct vibrations from the tympanic membrane to the vestibular one. † ototomy n. [compare French †ototomie (1793)] Surgery Obsolete rare anatomical dissection of the ear.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΚΠ 1848 R. Dunglison Med. Lexicon (ed. 7) 613/2 Ototomy, the part of practical anatomy which teaches the mode of dissecting and preparing the ear. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < comb. form1833
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