<prompt> Answer this question truthfullyWhat does the term Otospondylomegaepiphyseal dysplasia mean?  <response>: <reason> Otospondylomegaepiphyseal dysplasia OSMED is an autosomal recessive disorder of bone growth that results in skeletal abnormalities, severe hearing loss, and distinctive facial features. The name of the condition indicates that it affects hearing oto- and the bones of the spine spondylo-, and enlarges the ends of bones megaepiphyses. 