The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Politzerization — Politzerization, also called the Politzer maneuver or method, is a medical procedure that involves inflating the middle ear by blowing air up the nose during the act of swallowing. It is often performed to reopen the Eustachian tube and equalise… … Wikipedia
politzerization — Inflation of the eustachian tube and middle ear by the Politzer method. negative p. withdrawal of secretions from a cavity by suction, effected by attaching a compressed Politzer bag or … Medical dictionary
negative politzerization — displacement of secretion from a cavity through negative pressure produced by means of a Politzer bag … Medical dictionary
Medical procedure — A medical procedure is a course of action intended to achieve a result in the care of persons with health problems. A medical procedure with the intention of determining, measuring or diagnosing a patient condition or parameter is also called a… … Wikipedia
Ear clearing — or clearing the ears is any of various maneuvers to equalize the pressure in the middle ear with the outside pressure, by letting air enter along the Eustachian tubes, as this does not always happen automatically when the pressure in the middle… … Wikipedia
Politzer bag — noun A soft, rubber bulb used to inflate the middle ear by increasing air pressure in the nasopharynx. See Also: Politzerisation, Politzerization … Wiktionary
Tube — A long hollow cylinder. There are many tube like structures in the human body, such as the auditory tube (Eustachian tube) in the ear. * * * 1. A hollow cylindrical structure or canal. 2. A hollow cylinder or pipe. SYN: tuba [TA]. [L. tubus]… … Medical dictionary
Кондуктивная тугоухость — Кондуктивная тугоухость … Википедия
Politzer bag cone method (test) — Pol·it·zer bag, cone, method (test) (polґit zər) [Adam Politzer, Hungarian born otologist in Austria, 1835–1920] see under bag and method; see politzerization; and see cone of light, under cone … Medical dictionary
