OTITIS Meaning of OTITIS in English [ ə(ʊ)'tʌɪtɪs ]■ noun Medicine inflammation of part of the ear, especially the middle ear ( ~ media ).OriginC18: mod. L., from Gk ous , ōt- 'ear' + -itis . Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004