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otitis

o·ti·tis
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [oh-tahy-tis]
    • /oʊˈtaɪ tɪs/
    • /ɒtˈaɪtɪs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [oh-tahy-tis]
    • /oʊˈtaɪ tɪs/

Definitions of otitis word

  • noun otitis inflammation of the ear. 1
  • noun otitis (pathology) Inflammation of the ear. 1
  • noun otitis 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 ear drum and the external opening 0
  • noun otitis inflammation of the ear, esp. (otitis media) of the middle ear 0

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Origin of otitis

First appearance:

before 1790
One of the 43% newest English words
First recorded in 1790-1800; ot- + -itis

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Otitis

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

otitis popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

otitis usage trend in Literature

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Top questions with otitis

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