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Meniere's disease

Meniere's disease

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A disorder of the inner ear causing sudden dizziness, ringing, and gradual hearing loss
  • noun
  • /məˈnɪrz dɪˈziːz/
  • Specialized
translation icon : enfermedad de Menière
  • Recent findings indicate that many patients with Meniere's disease have anti-sulfated glucuronyl glycolipid (SGGL) serum antibodies.
  • Meniere's disease patients
  • symptoms of Meniere's disease
  • treatment of Meniere's disease

Examples

  • The presumptive diagnosis after evaluation in a local urgent care department was Meniere's disease.

    Academic text (2004)

  • Only patients with symptoms of unilateral Meniere's disease at the time of initial examination were included.

    Academic text (1995)

  • Also, the natural fluctuations in hearing that accompany Meniere's disease must be considered.

    Academic text (2008)

  • The value of the E-S Shunt operation performed early in the course of Meniere's disease will be documented.

    Academic text (1995)

  • One of the methods used to treat Meniere's disease is the transtympanic perfusion.

    Academic text (2001)

  • Complete examination resulted in a diagnosis of Meniere's disease of allergic etiology.

    Academic text (1995)

  • Isolated episodes of vertigo and exacerbations of preexisting Meniere's disease are common during pregnancy.

    Academic text (2003)

  • The vertigo of Meniere's disease is typically treated with a low-salt diet, diuretics, and labyrinthine suppressants.

    Academic text (2008)

  • Patients experiencing vertigo may be diagnosed with Meniere's disease, which often affects just one ear.

  • Tinnitus is a common symptom associated with Meniere's disease, along with hearing loss and dizziness.

Surface Forms

Meniere's disease singular
Meniere's diseases plural

Morphology

Meniere's + disease

This is an eponymic medical term: 'Meniere's' is a proper name with no descriptive lexical meaning, while 'disease' only indicates a health condition. A learner who knows the constituents would only infer that it is some kind of illness but could not derive the specific inner-ear symptoms (vertigo, tinnitus, hearing loss) from the parts alone.

Etymology

Meniere's disease is named after a French doctor, Prosper Ménière, who in the 1800s noticed that some patients had sudden 'dizziness', 'ringing in the ear', and slowly worse hearing because of a problem in the 'inner ear'. That's why the condition today still carries the doctor's name.