perilabyrinthitis /peri·lab·y·rin·thi·tis/ (-lab″ĭ-rin-thi´tis) circumscribed labyrinthitis.
labyrinthitis [lab″ĭ-rin-thi´tis]
per·i·lab·y·rin·thi·tis (p r  -l b-r n-th  ts)n. Inflammation of the parts about the labyrinth of the ear. |
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.
perilabyrinthitis
inflammation of the tissues around the labyrinth.
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