otitis

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/əʊˈtaɪtɪs/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ō tī′tis)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
o•ti•tis  (ō tī′tis),USA pronunciation n. [Pathol.]
  1. Pathologyinflammation of the ear.
  • ot- + -itis 1790–1800

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
otitis /əʊˈtaɪtɪs/ n
  1. inflammation of the ear, esp the middle ear (otitis media), with pain, impaired hearing, etc, or the outer ear (otitis externa), with inflammation between the eardrum and the external opening
'otitis' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
earache - oto- - aerotitis media - labyrinthitis - otitis externa - otitis interna - otitis media - tympanitis - sclerectomy

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