Otitis-externa
[ik-stur-nuh] /ɪkˈstɜr nə/
noun, Pathology.
1.
inflammation of the external ear.
otitis externa otitis ex·ter·na (ĭk-stûr’nə)
n.
Inflammation of the external auditory canal.
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