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otitis externa

[ ik-stur-nuh ]

/ ɪkˈstɜr nə /

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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

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

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How to use otitis externa 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

The middle coat usually escapes, but the tunica externa is generally thickened.
Manual of Surgery|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles