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otosclerosis
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o·to·scle·ro·sis  (t-skl-rss)
n.
A disease of the ear in which the movement of the stapes within the oval window becomes impeded by abnormal deposits of spongy bone, leading to a progressive loss of hearing.
oto·scle·rotic (-rtk) adj.
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Noun1.otosclerosis - hereditary disorder in which ossification of the labyrinth of the inner ear causes tinnitus and eventual deafness
congenital disease, genetic abnormality, genetic defect, genetic disease, genetic disorder, hereditary condition, hereditary disease, inherited disease, inherited disorder - a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically
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In fact, Tillman wrote as early as 1963 that the SAL test was inadequate as a substitute for conventional bone-conduction testing and that the two approaches yielded different estimates of sensorineural sensitivity in the low frequencies in otosclerotic patients.
How to eliminate air-bone gaps audiometrically: use too much masking by Miller, Maurice H. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
Complications * According to our database, 90% of otosclerotic patients will develop contralateral disease in time.
Pearls on the presentation and diagnosis of otosclerosis by Lippy, William H.; Berenholz, Leonard P. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
Results of mobilization of fixed stapedial foot plate in otosclerotic deafness.
Stapes mobilization revisited: Primum non nocere by Sataloff, Robert T. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
 
 
 
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