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单词 Ménière's disease
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Definition of Ménière's disease in English:

Ménière's disease

(also Ménière's syndrome)
nounmɛnˈjɛːˌmānˈyerz dəˌzēz
mass noun
  • A disease of unknown cause affecting the membranous labyrinth of the ear, causing progressive deafness and attacks of tinnitus and vertigo.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • People with Ménière's disease can have attacks of vertigo that last up to twelve hours, often causing vomiting and leaving them completely exhausted.
    • I have a 70 decibel loss of hearing in my right ear, a result of the, fortunately unilateral, Ménière's syndrome that precipitated my premature retirement three and a half years ago.
    • People who had had a stroke said that they had confused their symptoms with those of migraine, food poisoning, and Ménière's disease.
    • Preliminary data in Neuropsychopharmacology suggest that a third of patients with intractable Ménière's disease may actually have very high circulating levels of prolactin.
    • Vertigo can also be a symptom of the more serious Ménière's disease.

Origin

Late 19th century: named after Prosper Ménière (1799–1862), French physician.

 
 

Definition of Ménière's disease in US English:

Ménière's disease

(also Ménière's syndrome)
nounˌmānˈyerz dəˌzēz
  • A disease of unknown cause affecting the membranous labyrinth of the ear, causing progressive deafness and attacks of tinnitus and vertigo.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • People who had had a stroke said that they had confused their symptoms with those of migraine, food poisoning, and Ménière's disease.
    • Preliminary data in Neuropsychopharmacology suggest that a third of patients with intractable Ménière's disease may actually have very high circulating levels of prolactin.
    • I have a 70 decibel loss of hearing in my right ear, a result of the, fortunately unilateral, Ménière's syndrome that precipitated my premature retirement three and a half years ago.
    • People with Ménière's disease can have attacks of vertigo that last up to twelve hours, often causing vomiting and leaving them completely exhausted.
    • Vertigo can also be a symptom of the more serious Ménière's disease.

Origin

Late 19th century: named after Prosper Ménière (1799–1862), French physician.

 
 
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