Diseases

Otitis Externa

Inflammation of the OUTER EAR including the external EAR CANAL, cartilages of the auricle (EAR CARTILAGE), and the TYMPANIC MEMBRANE.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

Inflammation of the OUTER EAR including the external EAR CANAL, cartilages of the auricle (EAR CARTILAGE), and the TYMPANIC MEMBRANE.

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Synonyms

9 entry terms
  • External Ear Inflammation
  • External Otitis
  • Ear Inflammation, External
  • Externa, Otitis
  • External Ear Inflammations
  • External Otitides
  • Inflammation, External Ear
  • Otitides, External
  • Otitis, External

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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  1. C09.218w.705w.496w

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NLM Classification

WV 220

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Otitis Externa. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010032. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010032
  2. Otitis Externa. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otitis_externa
  3. Otitis Externa. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q680873