Politzer bag


bag

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Po·lit·zer bag

(pol'it-zĕr), a pear-shaped rubber bag used for forcing air through the auditory tube.

Po·lit·zer bag

(pol'it-zĕr bag) A pear-shaped rubber bag used for forcing air through the pharyngotympanic (auditory) tube by the Politzer method.

Politzer,

Adam, Austrian otologist, 1835-1920. Politzer bag - a pear-shaped rubber bag used for forcing air through the eustachian tube by the Politzer method.Politzer ear perforatorPolitzer knifePolitzer luminous cone - a triangular area at the anterior inferior part of the tympanic membrane. Synonym(s): pyramid of lightPolitzer method - inflation of the eustachian tube and tympanum by forcing air into the nasal cavity at the instant the patient swallows. Synonym(s): politzerizationPolitzer operationPolitzer otoscopePolitzer speculumPolitzer test - a test for deafness in one ear.politzerization - Synonym(s): Politzer method