Term Name: | otosalpingitis |
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Synonyms: | Eustachian salpingitis, Eustachian tube salpingitis |
Definition: | A eustachian tube disorder which involves inflammation of the mucous membrane of the cartilagenous portion of the eustachian tube caused by acute nasopharyngitis, infection from some pathogenic microbes or trauma of the tube. |
Ontology: | Human Disease [DOID:2000] ( DOID:2000 ) |