labyrinthitis

[lab″ĭ-rin-thi´tis]

inflammation of the labyrinth; called also otitis interna.

acute serous labyrinthitis a type caused by chemical or toxic irritants that invade the labyrinth, usually from the middle ear. Called also sterile or toxic labyrinthitis.

acute suppurative labyrinthitis a type in which pus enters the labyrinth, usually through a fistula after middle ear infection or through temporal bone erosion from meningitis; it results in severe and often permanent vertigo and hearing loss. Called also bacterial or purulent labyrinthitis.

bacterial labyrinthitis acute suppurative labyrinthitis.

circumscribed labyrinthitis acute serous labyrinthitis in a discrete area, due to erosion of the bony wall of a semicircular canal with exposure of the membranous labyrinth; called also perilabyrinthitis.

meningogenic labyrinthitis acute suppurative labyrinthitis that results from invasion of meningitis through an erosion of the temporal bone.

labyrinthitis ossi´ficans abnormal ossification in the labyrinth after a trauma or an infection with inflammation.

purulent labyrinthitis acute suppurative labyrinthitis.

sterile labyrinthitis (toxic labyrinthitis) acute serous labyrinthitis.

per·i·lab·y·rin·thi·tis

(per'i-lab'ĭ-rin-thī'tis),

Inflammation of the parts about the labyrinth.

perilabyrinthitis

Inflammation of the membranous labyrinth of the ear. The prefix peri- has been dropped in the working medical parlance.

per·i·lab·y·rin·thi·tis

(per'i-lab'i-rin-thī'tis)

Inflammation of the parts about the labyrinth.