Diseases

Otitis

Inflammation of the ear, which may be marked by pain (EARACHE), fever, HEARING DISORDERS, and VERTIGO. Inflammation of the external ear is OTITIS EXTERNA; of the middle ear, OTITIS MEDIA; of the inner ear, LABYRINTHITIS.

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Inflammation of the ear, which may be marked by pain (EARACHE), fever, HEARING DISORDERS, and VERTIGO. Inflammation of the external ear is OTITIS EXTERNA; of the middle ear, OTITIS MEDIA; of the inner ear, LABYRINTHITIS.

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  • Ear Inflammation
  • Ear Inflammations
  • Inflammation, Ear
  • Inflammations, Ear
  • Otitides
  • Ear Infection
  • Ear Infections
  • Infection, Ear
  • Infections, Ear

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general or unspecified; prefer specifics

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  1. C09.218w.705w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Otitis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010031. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010031
  2. Otitis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otitis
  3. Otitis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q480700