otitis externa

English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin otitis externa (literally “external otitis”).

Noun

otitis externa (uncountable)

1. (pathology) An inflammation of the outer ear and ear canal, resulting in earache.

   Synonyms: external otitis, swimmer's ear

Spanish

Noun

otitis externa f (plural otitis externas)

1. (pathology) otitis externa

   Synonym: otitis del nadador

Further reading

• “otitis externa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025