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otitis externa

[ ik-stur-nuh ]

noun

, Pathology.
  1. inflammation of the external ear.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of otitis externa1

1860–65; < New Latin: external otitis

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Example Sentences

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

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