Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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noun
Sclerosis of the tissues of the labyrinth and middle ear.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
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noun
Loss of hearing due to injury of the auditory nerve by certain drugs and poisons, such as quinine and tobacco.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
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noun
Loss of the ability to understand the spoken word, although the sound is heard.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
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noun
hereditary disorder in which ossification of the labyrinth of the inner ear causes tinnitus and eventual deafness
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: genetic disease, genetic disorder, genetic abnormality, genetic defect, congenital disease, inherited disease, inherited disorder, hereditary disease, hereditary condition
History
From oto- + sclerosis.
Across languages
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
