Dehiscence of the external auditory canal bone. (Otoscopic Clinic).The otoscopic view is that of a right ear in an asymptomatic patient. The pars tensa is intact but appears thin and only two-layered. Superior to the malleus malleus /mal·le·us/ (mal´e-us) [L.] the outermost of the auditory ossicles, and the one attached to the tympanic membrane; its club-shaped head articulates with the incus mal·le·us n. pl. and chorda tympani, a large defect can be seen in the superior, external auditory canal external auditory canal n. See ear canal. bony wall. A membrane of an extension of the pars flaccida is intact over the area of missing bone. There is no unusual retraction In the law of Defamation, a formal recanting of the libelous or slanderous material. Retraction is not a defense to defamation, but under certain circumstances, it is admissible in Mitigation of Damages. Cross-references Libel and Slander. , and the middle ear is well aerated aer·ate tr.v. aer·at·ed, aer·at·ing, aer·ates 1. To supply with air or expose to the circulation of air: aerate soil. 2. . There is no treatment necessary for this ear. Regular observation is desirable to monitor for the development of cholesteatoma. |
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