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myringitis

 [mĭ-rin-ji´tis]
inflammation of the tympanic membrane.
myringitis bullo´sa (bullous myringitis) a form of viral otitis media in which serous or hemorrhagic blebs appear on the tympanic membrane and adjacent wall of the acoustic meatus.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

myr·in·gi·tis

(mir'in-jī'tis),
Inflammation of the tympanic membrane.
Synonym(s): tympanitis
[myring- + G. -itis, inflammation]
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

myringitis

(mîr′ĭn-jī′tĭs)
n.
Inflammation of the tympanic membrane. Also called tympanitis.
The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2007, 2004 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

my·rin·gi·tis

(mir'in-jī'tis)
Inflammation of the tympanic membrane.
Synonym(s): tympanitis.
[myring- + G. -itis, inflammation]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

myringitis

Inflammation of the eardrum (tympanic membrane).
Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
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