See Also: otosclerosis(medicine)
otosclerosis(dictionary)

otosclerosis (iou)



otosclerosis noun. . E20.
[from OTO- + SCLEROSIS.]
Medicine. A hereditary disorder causing deafness, resulting from overgrowth of bone in the inner ear.
otosclerotic adjective & noun (a) adjective of, pertaining to, or affected with otosclerosis; (b) noun a person affected with otosclerosis: M20.