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tubotympanic

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tu·bo·tym·pan·ic (tb-tm-pnk) or tu·bo·tym·pa·nal (-tmp-nl)
adj.
Of or relating to the eustachia tube and the tympanic cavity of the ear.

tubotympanic [too″bo-tim-pan´ik]
pertaining to the auditory tube and tympanic cavity.
tubotympanic disease inflammatory disease of the middle ear, resulting from eustachian tube dysfunction and decreased pressure in the tympanic cavity.


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We believe that it might represent a microbial infection, but it might also represent simple colonization and overgrowth in an ear that remains moist because of tubotympanic pathology.
 
 
 
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