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Definition of Otosclerosis

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

Definition of Otosclerosis

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Medical Definition of Otosclerosis

1. A pathological condition of the bony labyrinth of the ear, in which there is formation of spongy bone (otospongiosis), especially in front of and posterior to the footplate of the stapes, it may cause bony ankylosis of the stapes, resulting in conductive hearing loss. Cochlear otosclerosis may also develop, resulting in sensorineural hearing loss. Origin: Gr. Sklerosis = hardening This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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Literary usage of Otosclerosis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Diseases of the Ear by Philip D. Kerrison (1921)
"otosclerosis Complicated by Chronic Catarrhal Otitis Media. ... As pointing to otosclerosis we may in some cases have the following somewhat indefinite ..."

2. Diseases of the ear in childhood: By Dr. Gustav Alexander, Tr. by Arthur J by Gustav Alexander, Arthur Joseph Bedell (1914)
"Such, however, is not the case by any means; on the contrary, it has long ago been demonstrated that otosclerosis is the type of hereditary affections of ..."

3. Heredity in Relation to Eugenics by Charles Benedict Davenport (1911)
"otosclerosis.—This disease consists of a progressive rigidity of the mucous coat of the tympanic ... The inheritance of otosclerosis is a familiar fact. ..."

4. Diseases of the Ear, Nose and Throat, Medical and Surgical by Wendell Christopher Phillips (1919)
"otosclerosis. UNDER our general classification of diseases of the middle ear we include a third type, otosclerosis, which we designate as having a ..."

5. The Ear and its diseases by Albert Alexander Gray (1910)
"CHAPTER XIV otosclerosis THE term ' otosclerosis ' is of comparatively recent origin, for the very good reason that the condition which it indicates has ..."

6. The Nose, Throat and Ear, Their Functions and Diseases: A Treatise Upon the by Ben Clark Gile (1915)
"At the International Otological Congress recently held in Boston, efforts were made to reach an agreement and, as a result, we may describe otosclerosis as ..."

7. Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat: A Manual for Students and Practitioners by Howard Charles Ballenger, Adolphus George Wippern (1917)
"These patients can usually hear well over the telephone or by artificial hearing devices. Treatment.—The local treatment of otosclerosis is useless, ..."

8. Diseases of the throat, nose and ear by Daniel McKenzie (1921)
"CHAPTER XIII THE CHRONIC CATARRHS OF THE MIDDLE EAR AND otosclerosis Under the appellation of "Chronic Catarrh of the Middle Kar " is grouped a large ..."

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