Diseases

Otitis Media with Effusion

Inflammation of the middle ear with a clear pale yellow-colored transudate.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Inflammation of the middle ear with a clear pale yellow-colored transudate.

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Synonyms

10 entry terms
  • Middle Ear Effusion
  • Otitis Media, Secretory
  • Ear Effusion, Middle
  • Ear Effusions, Middle
  • Effusion, Middle Ear
  • Effusions, Middle Ear
  • Middle Ear Effusions
  • Secretory Otitis Media
  • Otitis Media, Serous
  • Serous Otitis Media

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Aspects Covered

35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

nonsuppurative otitis media

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History Note

86; was OTITIS MEDIA, SEROUS see under OTITIS MEDIA 1979-85

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Previous Indexing

  • Otitis Media (1966-1978)

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Number

  1. C09.218w.705w.663w.670

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NLM Classification

WV 232

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Otitis Media with Effusion. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010034. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010034
  2. Otitis Media with Effusion. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2058432