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labyrinthitis [lab″ĭ-rin-thi´tis] inflammation of the labyrinth; called also otitis interna.acute serous labyrinthitis a type caused by chemical or toxic irritants that invade the labyrinth, usually from the middle ear. Called also sterile or toxic labyrinthitis.acute suppurative labyrinthitis a type in which pus enters the labyrinth, usually through a fistula after middle ear infection or through temporal bone erosion from meningitis; it results in severe and often permanent vertigo and hearing loss. Called also bacterial or purulent labyrinthitis.bacterial labyrinthitis acute suppurative labyrinthitis.circumscribed labyrinthitis acute serous labyrinthitis in a discrete area, due to erosion of the bony wall of a semicircular canal with exposure of the membranous labyrinth; called also perilabyrinthitis.meningogenic labyrinthitis acute suppurative labyrinthitis that results from invasion of meningitis through an erosion of the temporal bone.labyrinthitis ossi´ficans abnormal ossification in the labyrinth after a trauma or an infection with inflammation.purulent labyrinthitis acute suppurative labyrinthitis.sterile labyrinthitis (toxic labyrinthitis) acute serous labyrinthitis.per·i·lab·y·rin·thi·tis (per'i-lab'ĭ-rin-thī'tis), Inflammation of the parts about the labyrinth.perilabyrinthitis Inflammation of the membranous labyrinth of the ear. The prefix peri- has been dropped in the working medical parlance.per·i·lab·y·rin·thi·tis (per'i-lab'i-rin-thī'tis) Inflammation of the parts about the labyrinth. |