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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A pathological condition of the inner ear characterized by dizziness, ringing in the ears, and progressive loss of hearing.
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- noun A
disorder of theinner ear , caused bylymphatic channel dilation and characterized by episodes ofdizziness andtinnitus andprogressive hearing loss, usually in one ear.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[After Prosper Ménière, (1799–1862), French physician.]
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After French physician Prosper Ménière (1799–1862).
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