otoencephalitis

otoencephalitis definition - medical

o·to·en·ceph·a·li·tis (ōˌtō-ĕn-sĕfˌə-līˈtĭs)

noun
Inflammation of the brain caused by the extension of an infection from an inflamed middle ear.

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