Otitis
[oh-tahy-tis] /oʊˈtaɪ tɪs/
noun, Pathology.
1.
inflammation of the ear.
/əʊˈtaɪtɪs/
noun
1.
inflammation of the ear, esp the middle ear (otitis media), with pain, impaired hearing, etc, or the outer ear (otitis externa), with inflammation between the ear drum and the external opening See also labyrinthitis
otitis o·ti·tis (ō-tī’tĭs)
n.
Inflammation of the ear.
o·tit’ic (ō-tĭt’ĭk) adj.
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[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.
- Otitis externa circumscripta
otitis externa circumscripta otitis externa cir·cum·scrip·ta (sûr’kəm-skrĭp’tə) n. Furunculosis of the external auditory canal. Also called otitis furunculosa.
- Otitis externa diffusa
otitis externa diffusa otitis externa dif·fu·sa (dĭ-fyōō’sə) n. Inflammation of the external auditory meatus.
- Otitis furunculosa
otitis furunculosa otitis fu·run·cu·lo·sa (fə-rŭng’kyə-lō’sə) n. See otitis externa circumscripta.
- Otitis-media
[mee-dee-uh] /ˈmi di ə/ noun, Pathology. 1. inflammation of the middle ear, characterized by pain, dizziness, and impaired hearing. otitis media otitis me·di·a (mē’dē-ə) n. Inflammation of the middle ear, occurring commonly in children as a result of infection and often causing pain and temporary hearing loss. otitis media (ō-tī’tĭs mē’dē-ə) Inflammation of the middle […]