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defame(2) (iou) and middle ear ventilation (medicine)


defame(2) (iou)



defame verb trans. ME.
[Old French diffamer, also desf-, def(f)-, from Latin diffamare spread about as an evil report, from dis- DIF-, DE- 3 + fama FAME noun.]
Bring dishonour on; shame, disgrace. arch. ME.
Tennyson The grand old name of gentleman, Defamed by every charlatan.
Attack the good reputation of, speak ill of; slander, libel. ME.
Milton Hypocrites..Defaming as impure what God declares Pure.
Cause to be suspected of an offence; accuse. Usu. foll. by of. ME-E19.
Sir W. Scott Rebecca..is, by many..circumstances, defamed of sorcery.
defamer noun ME.

middle ear ventilation (medicine)


middle ear ventilation
Ventilation of the middle ear in the treatment of secretory (serous) otitis media, usually by placement of tubes or grommets which pierce the tympanic membrane.