otalgia

o·tal·gi·a

[oh-tal-jee-uh, -juh]
noun Pathology.

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

o·tal·gic, adjective
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otalgia (əʊˈtældʒɪə, -dʒə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
the technical name for earache

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Word Origin & History

otalgia
1650s, from Gk. otalgia "ear ache," from ous, aus "ear" (see ear (1)) + algos "pain" (see -algia).
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otalgia o·tal·gi·a (ō-tāl'jē-ə, -jə)
n.
Pain in the ear; earache.


o·tal'gic adj.

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