Glossary

Otoscopy

Otoscopy

Otoskopie·Also: Ohrspiegelung

Otoscopy is the examination of the ear canal and eardrum using an otoscope, an illuminated funnel-shaped instrument. It is used, for example, to investigate earache or a middle ear infection.

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