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otitis externa

[ ik-stur-nuh ]

noun

Pathology.
  1. inflammation of the external ear.


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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of otitis externa1

1860–65; < New Latin: external otitis
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Example Sentences

This is called otitis externa, or more commonly swimmer’s ear.

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Food and Drug Administration to treat swimmer's ear, clinically known as acute otitis externa.

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The otitis externa produced by the irritating discharge which flows from the middle ear soon disappears when the flow ceases.

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And if done improperly, ear picking can pack wax deeper into the ear, causing an infection called otitis externa, or swimmer's ear.

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Swimmer's ear -- known medically as acute otitis externa -- is an inflammation of the ear canal that may or may not involve infection.

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