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Definition of otitis noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

otitis

noun
 
/əʊˈtaɪtɪs/
 
/əʊˈtaɪtɪs/
[uncountable] (medical)
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  1. painful swelling (= the condition of being larger or rounder than normal) of the ear, caused by an infection
    Word Originlate 18th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek ous, ōt- ‘ear’ + -itis.
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