middle-ear effusion

middle-ear effusion

a condition in which the air in the middle ear has been replaced with serous or mucoid fluid as a consequence of otitis media. Synonym(s): secretory otitis media, serous otitis media

mid·dle-ear ef·fu·sion

(mid'dĕl-ēr ĕ-fyū'zhŭn) A condition in which the air in the middle ear has been replaced with serous or mucoid fluid as a consequence of otitis media.
Synonym(s): serous otitis media.