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otalgia

American  
[oh-tal-jee-uh, -juh] / oʊˈtæl dʒi ə, -dʒə /

noun

Pathology.

  1. earache.

otalgia British  
/ -dʒə, əʊˈtældʒɪə /

noun

  1. the technical name for earache

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Other Word Forms

  • otalgic adjective

Etymology

Origin of otalgia

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

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