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labyrinthitis
[ lab-uh-rin-thahy-tis ]
/ ˌlæb ə rɪnˈθaɪ tɪs /
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noun Pathology.
inflammation of the inner ear, or labyrinth, characterized by dizziness, nausea, and visual disturbances.
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Also called otitis interna.
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How to use labyrinthitis in a sentence
A nurse practitioner thought she might have benign paroxysmal positional vertigo caused by an inner ear imbalance or labyrinthitis, an infection of the inner ear.
Hours after a massage, a professor was wildly dizzy and deaf in one ear|Sandra G. Boodman|December 11, 2021|Washington PostThey, too, suspected labyrinthitis and prescribed anti-nausea medication.
Hours after a massage, a professor was wildly dizzy and deaf in one ear|Sandra G. Boodman|December 11, 2021|Washington PostThe most unfavourable are those in which acute suppurative labyrinthitis is accompanied by extensive bone disease.
British Dictionary definitions for labyrinthitis
labyrinthitis
/ (ˌlæbərɪnˈθaɪtɪs) /
noun
inflammation of the inner ear, causing loss of balance, vertigo, and vomitingAlso called: otitis interna
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