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Definition of Ototoxicity
1. Noun. Damage to the ear, specifically the cochlea and sometimes the vestibular system, by a toxin. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ototoxicity
1. [n -TIES]
Medical Definition of Ototoxicity
1. Toxicity to the auditory nerve (cranial nerve VIII). (27 Sep 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ototoxicity
Literary usage of Ototoxicity
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Noise And Military Service: Implications for Hearing Loss And Tinnitus by Larry Humes, Lois Mary Joellenbeck, Jane Durch (2006)
"... but no ototoxicity Noise: 12 dB permanent threshold shift at 2 and 4 kHz
Comments Noise and solvent exposures in the different groups were not ..."
2. Code of Federal Regulations by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Staff (2005)
"Concomitant use with other drugs known to induce ototoxicity is not recommended.
This preparation should not be used in conditions where cort ..."
3. Handbook of Severe Disability: A Text for Rehabilitation Counselors, Other edited by Walter C. Stolov, Michael R. Clowers (2000)
"Another instance was the discovery of the ototoxicity of aminoglycoside
antibiotics (such as dihydrostreptomycin, gentamycin, and neomycin) soon after their ..."
4. The Status of Efforts to Identify Persian Gulf War Syndrome edited by Christopher Shays (1999)
"... fatigue, low grade fever, pruritus, metallic taste in the mouth, ringing in
the ears (probably from ototoxicity) decrease in taste sensation, ..."
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