Diseases

Otosclerosis

Formation of spongy bone in the labyrinth capsule which can progress toward the STAPES (stapedial fixation) or anteriorly toward the COCHLEA leading to conductive, sensorineural, or mixed HEARING LOSS. Several genes are associated with familial otosclerosis with varied clinical signs.

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Formation of spongy bone in the labyrinth capsule which can progress toward the STAPES (stapedial fixation) or anteriorly toward the COCHLEA leading to conductive, sensorineural, or mixed HEARING LOSS. Several genes are associated with familial otosclerosis with varied clinical signs.

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3 entry terms
  • Otospongiosis
  • Otoscleroses
  • Otospongioses

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35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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  1. C09.218w.768w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Otosclerosis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010040. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010040
  2. Otosclerosis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otosclerosis
  3. Otosclerosis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q756610