tympanosclerosis

tympanosclerosis

 [tim″pah-no-sklĕ-ro´sis] a condition characterized by the presence of masses of hard, dense connective tissue around the auditory ossicles in the middle ear.

tym·pan·o·scle·ro·sis

(tim'pă-nō-sklĕ-rō'sis), The formation of dense connective tissue in the middle ear, often resulting in hearing loss when the ossicles are involved. See: myringosclerosis. [tympano- + sclerosis]

tym·pan·o·scle·ro·sis

(tim'pă-nō-skler-ō'sis) The formation of dense connective tissue in the middle ear, often resulting in hearing loss when the ossicles are involved.