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OTITIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Inflammation of the ear
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("otitis" is a kind of...):
inflammation; redness; rubor (a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "otitis"):
labyrinthitis; otitis interna (inflammation of the inner ear; can cause vertigo and vomiting)
otitis externa (inflammation of the external ear (including auricle and ear canal))
otitis media (inflammation of the middle ear; common in children)
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