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Large nonobstructing exostoses of the external auditory canal.


The otoscopic view is that of a left ear with four exostoses, which are asymptomatic but so large that they might cause an obstruction. A large exostosis exostosis /ex·os·to·sis/ (ek?sos-to´sis)
1. a benign bony growth projecting outward from a bone surface.

2. osteochondroma.
 protrudes from the posterior inferior external auditory canal external auditory canal
n.
See ear canal.
 and another large one from the anterior canal wall. A smaller exostosis involves the superior canal wall, and the smallest one involves the posterior superior canal wall. There is adequate space to admit a suction tip to aspirate as·pi·rate
v.
To take in or remove by aspiration.

n.
A substance removed by aspiration.


Aspirate
The removal by suction of a fluid from a body cavity using a needle.
 debris.
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Comment:Large nonobstructing exostoses of the external auditory canal.
Author:Pulec, Jack L.
Publication:Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Mar 1, 2001
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