Otitis

"Otitis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Inflammation of the ear, which may be marked by pain (EARACHE), fever, HEARING DISORDERS, and VERTIGO. Inflammation of the external ear is OTITIS EXTERNA; of the middle ear, OTITIS MEDIA; of the inner ear, LABYRINTHITIS.

Descriptor ID	D010031
MeSH Number(s)	C09.218.705
Concept/Terms	Otitis Otitis Otitides Ear Inflammation Ear Inflammations Inflammation, Ear Inflammations, Ear Ear Infection Ear Infection Ear Infections Infection, Ear Infections, Ear

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Diseases [C]
Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases [C09]
Ear Diseases [C09.218]
Otitis [C09.218.705]

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