OTOSCLEROSIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does otosclerosis mean? 

• OTOSCLEROSIS (noun)
  The noun OTOSCLEROSIS has 1 sense:

1. hereditary disorder in which ossification of the labyrinth of the inner ear causes tinnitus and eventual deafness

  Familiarity information: OTOSCLEROSIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OTOSCLEROSIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Hereditary disorder in which ossification of the labyrinth of the inner ear causes tinnitus and eventual deafness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("otosclerosis" is a kind of...):

congenital disease; genetic abnormality; genetic defect; genetic disease; genetic disorder; hereditary condition; hereditary disease; inherited disease; inherited disorder (a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically)