/ 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 .
/ 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 .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005