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otalgia

[ oh-tal-jee-uh, -juh ]
/ oʊˈtæl dʒi ə, -dʒə /
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noun Pathology.
earache.
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Origin of otalgia

1650–60; <New Latin <Greek ōtalgía, equivalent to ōt-ot- + -algia-algia

OTHER WORDS FROM otalgia

o·tal·gic, adjective

Words nearby otalgia

OT, OTA, Otago, Otaheite apple, Otaheite orange, otalgia, Otaru, Ota's nevus, OTB, OTC, -ote
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How to use otalgia in a sentence

  • In this case the otalgia belongs to the fourth class of diseases.

    Zoonomia, Vol. II|Erasmus Darwin

British Dictionary definitions for otalgia

otalgia
/ (əʊˈtældʒɪə, -dʒə) /
noun
the technical name for earache
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Medical definitions for otalgia

otalgia
[ ō-tăl′jə ]
n.
Pain in the ear; earache.

Other words from otalgia

o•tal′gic adj.
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