Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
swim·mer's ear Pronunciation:
'swim-&rz- Function:
noun : inflammation of the canal in the outer ear that is characterized by itching,redness, swelling, pain, discharge, and sometimes hearing loss and that typically occurs when water trapped in the outer ear during swimming becomes infected with a bacterium (as
Pseudomonasaeruginosa or
Staphylococcus aureus) or rarely with a fungus
