Cholesteatoma

/ˌkoʊləstiːəˈtoʊmə/ noun

An abnormal, non-cancerous growth of skin cells in the middle ear, often causing hearing loss and potentially serious complications if untreated.

From Greek 'chole' (bile) + 'steat-' (fat) + '-oma' (tumor), originally misnamed because doctors thought it contained bile; actually a skin growth in the ear.

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