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otalgia
(otal|gia)
Pronunciation:
/əʊˈtaldʒə/
noun
[
mass noun
]
Medicine
earache.
Origin:
mid 17th century
: from Greek
ōtalgia
, from
ous
,
ōt-
'ear' +
algos
'pain'
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