otitis externa:外耳道炎,指外耳道皮肤及其周围组织的炎症或感染,常见症状包括耳痛、瘙痒、分泌物增多、触碰耳廓或按压耳屏时疼痛加重。常被称为 “swimmer’s ear(游泳者耳)”。
/oʊˈtaɪtɪs ɪkˈstɜːrnə/
He was diagnosed with otitis externa after swimming all weekend.
他周末一直游泳,之后被诊断为外耳道炎。
Because the swollen ear canal made it painful to insert earbuds, the clinician treated her otitis externa with antibiotic ear drops and advised her to keep the ear dry.
由于外耳道肿胀导致戴入耳式耳机很疼,临床医生用抗生素滴耳液治疗她的外耳道炎,并建议保持耳朵干燥。
来自新拉丁医学用语:otitis 源自希腊语 *ōt-*(“耳”)+ -itis(“炎症”);externa 源自拉丁语 externus(“外部的”)。合起来字面意思就是“外部(外耳)的炎症”。