| Metadata | |
|---|---|
| ID | DOID:12358 |
| Name | patulous eustachian tube |
| Definition | A eustachian tube disorder with a wider eustachian tube which allows a larger bolus of bacteria-laden material from the nasopharynx during an infection to enter the middle ear, causing a more fulminant infection. http://books.google.com/books?id=UQ-rOpK6oScC&pg=PA53&lpg#v=onepage&q=&f=false |
| Xrefs |
SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:30280005 |
| Subsets |
DO_rare_slim |
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