labyrinthitis

noun

labyrinthitis

noun

/ˌlæbɪɹɪnˈθaɪtɪs/

Etymology From labyrinth + -itis.

1

Medicine, Pathology, Sciences Inflammation of the labyrinth of the inner ear.

Some years ago, however, Voltolini described the occurrence of cases which, he believed, were only to be accounted for on the supposition that the symptoms were due to primary labyrinthitis.1892, Peter McBride, Diseases of the Throat, Nose, & Ear:

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