Phrase guide

otitis media

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

An inflammation of the middle ear.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

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Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

inflammation of the middle ear; common in children

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: otitis

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Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: اِلْتِهَاب الأُذُن الوُسْطَى (iltihāb al-ʔuḏun al-wusṭā) — inflammation of the middle ear
  • Chinese Mandarin: 中耳炎 (zhōng'ěryán) — inflammation of the middle ear
  • Czech: zánět středního ucha — inflammation of the middle ear
  • Finnish: välikorvantulehdus — inflammation of the middle ear
  • French: otite moyenne — inflammation of the middle ear
  • German: Mittelohrentzündung — inflammation of the middle ear
  • Hungarian: középfülgyulladás — inflammation of the middle ear
  • Icelandic: hljóðholsbólga — inflammation of the middle ear
  • Icelandic: miðeyrabólga — inflammation of the middle ear
  • Māori: taringa hoi — inflammation of the middle ear
  • Turkish: orta kulak iltihabı — inflammation of the middle ear