MENIERE

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• MENIERE (noun)
  The noun MENIERE has 1 sense:

1. French otologist who first described a form of vertigo now known as Meniere's disease and identified the semicircular canals as the site of the lesion (1799-1862)

  Familiarity information: MENIERE used as a noun is very rare.

• MENIERE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

French otologist who first described a form of vertigo now known as Meniere's disease and identified the semicircular canals as the site of the lesion (1799-1862)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Meniere; Prosper Meniere

Instance hypernyms:

ear doctor; ear specialist; otologist (a physician who specializes in the ear and its diseases)

 Context examples 

Some people with Meniere's disease have "drop attacks" during which the dizziness is so bad they lose their balance and fall.

(Meniere's Disease, NIH: National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders)

A variety of conditions may affect your hearing or balance: • Ear infections are the most common illness in infants and young children. • Tinnitus, a roaring in your ears, can be the result of loud noises, medicines or a variety of other causes. • Meniere's disease may be the result of fluid problems in your inner ear; its symptoms include tinnitus and dizziness. • Ear barotrauma is an injury to your ear because of changes in barometric (air) or water pressure.

(Ear Disorders, NIH)

Meniere's disease is a disorder of the inner ear.

(Meniere's Disease, NIH: National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders)