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Examples of otitis in a Sentence
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Child advocacy is as integral as otitis treatment to the practice of pediatrics.
—Erika Edwards, NBC News, 26 May 2022
The authors also ruled out a bone tumor or malignant external otitis (a fast-spreading infection of the ear canal and temporal bone).
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 24 Feb. 2022
People with diabetes and symptoms of an ear infection should be rapidly evaluated for malignant otitis externa, a severe infection urgently requiring antibiotics.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 29 Oct. 2021
After examining his brain via a CT scan, the doctors diagnosed the man with what's known as necrotizing otitis externa, an infection in the soft tissue of the external auditory canal (the part of the ear canal from outside the ear to the drum).
—Kaleigh Fasanella, Allure, 15 Mar. 2019
But even healthy adults can get ear infections, also known as acute otitis media.
—Cassie Shortsleeve, SELF, 18 Aug. 2018
Pseudomonas, transmitted when skin comes in contact with contaminated water, may lead to rashes near the ear canal and otitis externa (or swimmer’s ear).
—Fiza Pirani, ajc, 22 May 2018
The Bulgarian soprano has been suffering from double otitis (an ear infection) and has been advised not to travel, said the spokeswoman.
—Peter Dobrin, Philly.com, 1 May 2018
Clinical signs and visual inspection are considered sufficient evidence for definitive diagnosis of otitis externa, but primary, predisposing and perpetuating causes must also be identified, typically by more than just smelling the ears.
—Patty Khuly, miamiherald, 19 Apr. 2018
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Word History
Etymology
New Latin
First Known Use
circa 1799, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing otitis
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“Otitis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/otitis. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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