Reference

Medical Dictionary

300 ENT terms selected from a 3,008-entry working corpus. Entries are readable; organic publication requires documented medical review.

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These 300 entries are accessible for information. Entries without documented medical sign-off remain excluded from search indexing and entry-level medical structured data.

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Otology & Ear

37 selected terms

Malignant (Necrotising) Otitis Externa

Skull base osteomyelitis with granulation tissue at the bony-cartilaginous junction; requires urgent specialist management in diabetic or immunocompromised patients.

Otomycosis (Ear Fungal Infection)

Fungal infection of the outer ear canal caused by Aspergillus niger (black spores), A. flavus (yellow) or Candida; presents with itching more prominent than pain; treated with aural toilet and antifungal drops.

Ear Canal Exostosis (Surfer's Ear)

Bony overgrowth of the outer ear canal triggered by cold water exposure; bilateral exostosis narrowing the canal is treated with canalplasty when occluding more than 2/3 of the canal or causing recurrent OE.

Tympanic Membrane Perforation

Eardrum perforation caused by trauma, otitis or chronic ear disease; it can cause conductive hearing loss and recurrent discharge, and persistent cases are repaired with myringoplasty.

Myringoplasty

Eardrum repair using temporalis fascia or cartilage graft; graft choice and surgical technique are individualised for large, recurrent or higher-risk perforations.

Mastoidectomy

Surgery to remove diseased mastoid bone; used for cholesteatoma and chronic otitis media with intratemporal complications.

Ossiculoplasty

Surgery to restore the middle-ear ossicular chain and improve conductive hearing; uses PORP or TORP prostheses.

Cochlear Implant Candidacy

Cochlear implant candidacy in severe-to-profound sensorineural hearing loss is assessed through audiology, hearing-aid benefit, age, language development and rehabilitation readiness.

Bone-Anchored Hearing Aid (BAHA)

Hearing device transmitting sound via a titanium implant through bone; used in conductive and mixed loss and single-sided deafness.

Ramsay Hunt Syndrome

Syndrome characterised by ear vesicles, facial palsy, and ear pain caused by VZV reactivation at the geniculate ganglion.

Tympanic Membrane Barotrauma

Tympanic membrane rupture caused by pressure differential; it may occur after diving, flying or blast injury and may require observation or surgery.

Cholesteatoma

Keratinised epithelial mass in the middle ear causing bone erosion; may be acquired or congenital; requires surgical removal.

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