What is "otalgia"

Otalgia \O*tal"gi*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?; o'y^s, 'wto`s, the ear + 'a`lgos pain: cf. F. otalgie.] (Med.) Pain in the ear; earache.

1650s, from Greek otalgia "earache," from ous, aus (genitive otos) "ear" (see ear (n.1)) + algos "pain" (see -algia).

n. (context pathology English) earache

n. an ache localized in the middle or inner ear [syn: earache]