otitis

[ oh-tahy-tis ]

/ oʊˈtaɪ tɪs /

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noun Pathology.

inflammation of the ear.

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Origin of otitis

First recorded in 1790–1800; ot- + -itis

Words nearby otitis

Otho I, Othoniel, otic, otiose, Otis, otitis, otitis externa, otitis interna, otitis media, otium cum dignitate, Oto

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How to use otitis in a sentence

By far the most frequent exciting causes of acute otitis media are the pneumococcus and the streptococcus.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
Insurance companies refuse to take risks on the lives of persons affected by chronic otitis media, as it is called scientifically.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine|Austin Malley
The juice of the leaves mixed with cocoanut oil is used in the form of eardrops in suppurative otitis.
The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines|T. H. Pardo de Tavera
In America the leaves are used as a poultice in otitis, their action being rubefacient.
The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines|T. H. Pardo de Tavera

This accident will be considered when we treat of otitis media, another grave complication.
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I|Various

British Dictionary definitions for otitis

otitis

/ (əʊˈtaɪtɪs) /

noun

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 openingSee also labyrinthitis

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