otalgia

C2+ Topic:Emotions & Feelings

US /oʊˈtældʒə/ UK /əʊˈtældʒə/ See IPA manual

noun

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noun
earache; pain in the ear

The child's persistent otalgia turned out to be a middle-ear infection.

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Synonyms

1 noun · earache; pain in the ear earacheotodynia

Word family

Derived forms otalgic

Related forms otitisotologyneuralgianostalgia

Etymology

Modern Latin coinage from Greek 'ous' (genitive 'otos', 'ear') plus 'algos' ('pain'), meaning pain in the ear.

οὖς Ancient Greek ἄλγος Ancient Greek

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# otalgia

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** oʊˈtældʒə
**IPA (UK):** əʊˈtældʒə

## Meanings
1. earache; pain in the ear

## Examples
- The child's persistent otalgia turned out to be a middle-ear infection.

## Synonyms
- earache
- otodynia

## Derived Forms
- otalgic

## Related Forms
- otitis
- otology
- neuralgia
- nostalgia

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: οὖς
- Root: ἄλγος

## Etymology
Modern Latin coinage from Greek 'ous' (genitive 'otos', 'ear') plus 'algos' ('pain'), meaning pain in the ear.

## AI Etymology
Otalgia is modern Latin coinage from Greek 'ous' (genitive 'otos', 'ear') plus 'algos' ('pain'), meaning pain in the ear. Important recorded forms include οὖς (Ancient Greek) and ἄλγος (Ancient Greek). The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers earache; pain in the ear. The wider family includes derived forms such as otalgic and related words such as otitis, otology, neuralgia, and nostalgia.

## Topics
- Emotions & Feelings

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