Definition of Cholesteatoma

1. Noun. A destructive and expanding keratinizing squamous epithelium in the middle ear and/or mastoid process. ¹

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Medical Definition of Cholesteatoma

1. A benign condition involving an expanding mass of cholesterol crystals and keratinised skin in the middle ear space of unknown cause. Symptoms of hearing loss, ear fullness and pain are common. (13 Nov 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cholesteatoma

cholestadienes
cholestadienols
cholestane
cholestanes
cholestanetriol 26-monooxygenase
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cholestatic hepatitis
cholesteatoma (current term)
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cholesterin
cholesterinaemia
cholesterinised antigen

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