OTITIS

(Lat.), n. f. Ot-i(e)'tias.,Gen., -it'idos (-idis). From 069, the ear. Fr., otite. Ger., Ohrenentziindung. Inflammation of the ear. Catarrhal o. See O. media catai-rhalis. Desquamative o. See O. desquamativa.'DTy o. Fr., otite sec he. Eczema affecting the external auditory canal and lobe of the ear, in which there is no discharge unle the epidermis is fi ured. [L, 88 (a, 34).] Furuncular o. See O. extern a furunculosa. Gonorrhceal o. An external o. occurring in an individual suffering with gonorrhoea, and supposed to be caused by that disease. As there is no mucous membrane in the external auditory canal, the existence of the disease is doubtful. [Burnett (o. 34).] O. desquamativa. Fr., otite desquamative. A marked thickening and increase in bulk of the epidermic layers of the external auditory canal and membrana tympani, the result of chronic morbid proce es in the external meatus, or of suppurative, perforating inflammations of the middle ear. The epithelial ma es scale off and lie in the canal, often forming thick cerumen-like plugs. ]B; F, 32.] O. dip hE, he; E, ell; G, go; I, die; I8, in; N, in; N, tank; [s. 184]