otosclerosis
(noun) hereditary disorder in which ossification of the labyrinth of the inner ear causes tinnitus and eventual deafness
Source: WordNet® 3.1
otosclerosis (countable and uncountable, plural otoscleroses)
(pathology) Sclerosis of the tissues of the labyrinth and middle ear.
(pathology) Loss of hearing due to injury of the auditory nerve by certain drugs and poisons, such as quinine and tobacco.
(pathology) Loss of the ability to understand the spoken word, although the sound is heard.
Source: Wiktionary
3 July 2025
(noun) the faculty through which the external world is apprehended; “in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
