1) Congenital disease 2) Disease of the inner ear 3) Genetic abnormality 4) Genetic defect 5) Genetic disease 6) Genetic disorder 7) Hereditary condition 8) Hereditary disease 9) Inherited disease 10) Inherited disorder
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Otosclerosis is an abnormal growth of bone near the middle ear. It can result in hearing loss. ==Clinical description== This is an inherited disease. Otosclerosis can result in conductive and/or sensorineural hearing loss. The primary form of hearing loss in otosclerosis is conductive hearing loss (CHL) whereby sounds reach the ear drum but are in...
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(oto- + Gr. sklrosis hardening) a pathological condition of the bony labyrinth of the ear, in which there is formation of spongy bone (otospongiosis), especially in front of and posterior to the footplate of the stapes; it may cause bony ankylosis of the stapes, resulting in conductive hearing loss. Cochlear otosclerosis may also develop, resultin....
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ear disorder characterized by the growth of excess bone in the middle ear in the region of the oval window. It is at the oval window that the ... [6 related articles]
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<otolaryngology> A pathological condition of the bony labyrinth of the ear, in which there is formation of spongy bone (otospongiosis), especially in front of and posterior to the footplate of the stapes, it may cause bony ankylosis of the stapes, resulting in conductive hearing loss. Cochlear otosclerosis may also develop, resulting in senso...
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(o″to-sklә-ro´sis) the formation of spongy bone in the capsule of the labyrinth of the ear, often causing the auditory ossicles to become fixed and less able to pass on vibrations when sound enters the ear. If this condition affects the stapes and causes it to become fixed to the oval window, hearing can be seriou...
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A thickening of the bone of the middle and internal ear producing deafness.
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Immobilisation of the stapes bone affecting hearing
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Type: Term Pronunciation: ō′tō-sklĕ-rō′sis Definitions: 1. A disease of the otic capsule (bony labyrinth) characterized by formation of soft, vascular bone and resulting in progressive conductive hearing loss because of fixation of the stapes and sensory hearing loss because of involvement of the cochlear duct. &nb.....
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Otosclerosis: The abnormal formation of new bone in the middle ear that gradually immobilizes the stapes (stirrup bone) and prevents it from vibrating in response to sound, causing progressive loss of hearing. Otosclerosis usually affects both ears. It is a common disorder, especially among young women. Pregnancy may trigger it.
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n] - hereditary disorder in which ossification of the labyrinth of the inner ear causes tinnitus and eventual deafness
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otosclerosis 1. A disorder of the middle ear that results in progressive deafness. 2. The abnormal formation of new bone in the middle ear that gradually immobilizes the stapes (stirrup bone) and prevents it from vibrating in response to sound, causing progressive loss of hearing. Otosclerosis usually affects both ears. It usually occurs early in ...
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progressive deafness caused by bone formation around structures in the middle ear
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noun hereditary disorder in which ossification of the labyrinth of the inner ear causes tinnitus and eventual deafness
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Overgrowth of bone in the middle ear causing progressive deafness. This inherited condition is gradual in onset, developing usually before middle age. It is twice as common in women as in men. The middle ear cavity houses the sound-conduction mechanism called the ossicular chain, consisting of three tiny bones (ossicles) that magnify vibrations...
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formation of new bone about the stapes or cochlea, resulting in hearing loss.
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