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otitis externa

[ ik-stur-nuh ]
/ ɪkˈstɜr nə /

noun Pathology.

inflammation of the external ear.

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Origin of otitis externa

1860–65; <New Latin: external otitis

Words nearby otitis externa

otic vesicle, otiose, Otis, otitic meningitis, otitis, otitis externa, otitis externa circumscripta, otitis externa diffusa, otitis furunculosa, otitis interna, otitis media
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Medical definitions for otitis externa

otitis externa
[ ĭk-stûr′nə ]

n.

Inflammation of the external auditory canal.
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