OTITIS


Meaning of OTITIS in English

/ əʊˈtaɪtɪs; NAmE oʊ-/ noun

[ U ] ( medical ) a painful swelling of the ear, caused by an infection

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WORD ORIGIN

late 18th cent.: modern Latin , from Greek ous , ōt- ear + -itis .

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