Politzer, Adam


Politzer,

Adam, Austrian otologist, 1835-1920. Politzer bag - a pear-shaped rubber bag used for forcing air through the eustachian tube by the Politzer method.Politzer ear perforatorPolitzer knifePolitzer luminous cone - a triangular area at the anterior inferior part of the tympanic membrane. Synonym(s): pyramid of lightPolitzer method - inflation of the eustachian tube and tympanum by forcing air into the nasal cavity at the instant the patient swallows. Synonym(s): politzerizationPolitzer operationPolitzer otoscopePolitzer speculumPolitzer test - a test for deafness in one ear.politzerization - Synonym(s): Politzer method