otitis media

[ mee-dee-uh ]

/ ˈmi di ə /

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noun Pathology.

inflammation of the middle ear, characterized by pain, dizziness, and hearing loss.

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Origin of otitis media

First recorded in 1870–75; from New Latin: “middle otitis”

Words nearby otitis media

otitis externa, otitis externa circumscripta, otitis externa diffusa, otitis furunculosa, otitis interna, otitis media, otitis mycotica, otium cum dignitate, Oto, otoantritis, Otobius

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How to use otitis media in a sentence

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Much of the media coverage around eating disorders surrounds celebrities and models.
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Unconfirmed reports in the French media claimed that the brothers were spotted at a gas station in northern France on Thursday.
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Duke was a state representative whose neo-Nazi alliances were disgorged in media reports during his run for governor in 1991.
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The media tend to frame situations like this as aberrations, but in this case, quite the opposite is the truth.
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It is especially useful with cultures upon serum media, but is applicable also to the sputum.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
The gonococcus is distinguished by its failure to grow upon ordinary media.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
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
The question of vernaculars as media of instruction is of national importance; neglect of the vernaculars means national suicide.
Third class in Indian railways|Mahatma Gandhi
No doubt this was due to the nature of the media in which he mainly worked, the masque and the 138 song-book.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2|Various

Medical definitions for otitis media

otitis media

[ mē′dē-ə ]

Inflammation of the middle ear, occurring commonly in children as a result of infection and often causing pain and temporary hearing loss.

Scientific definitions for otitis media

otitis media

[ ō-tī′tĭs mē′dē-ə ]

Inflammation of the middle ear, occurring commonly in children as a result of infection and often causing pain and temporary hearing loss.