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otitis externa

[ ik-stur-nuh ]
/ ɪkˈstɜr nə /

noun Pathology.

inflammation of the external ear.

Words nearby otitis externa

otic ganglion, otiose, otis, otitic meningitis, otitis, otitis externa, otitis externa circumscripta, otitis externa diffusa, otitis furunculosa, otitis interna, otitis media

Origin of otitis externa

1860–65; < New Latin: external otitis
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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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