otosclerosis meaning

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otosclerosis (noun): hereditary disorder in which ossification of the labyrinth of the inner ear causes tinnitus and eventual deafness.

Definition of otosclerosis

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

    Type of: genetic disease

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