: growth of spongy bone in the inner ear that causes progressively increasing deafness
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebSince 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 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
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