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otitis externa

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otitis externa [ō′tīd·əs ek′stər·nə]
(medicine)
Inflammation of the external ear.


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Otitis externa is an inflammation and infection of the outer ear.
There are 2 common types of ear infections, otitis media and otitis externa.
Wax, a foreign body, squamous debris in the ear canal and swelling of the canal due to otitis externa are common causes.
 
 
 
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