CEREBROSPINAL FLUID OTORRHEAS
\səɹˌiːbɹəspˈa͡ɪnə͡l flˈuːɪd ˈɒtəɹˌi͡əz], \səɹˌiːbɹəspˈaɪnəl flˈuːɪd ˈɒtəɹˌiəz], \s_ə_ɹ_ˌiː_b_ɹ_ə_s_p_ˈaɪ_n_əl f_l_ˈuː_ɪ_d ˈɒ_t_ə_ɹ_ˌiə_z]\
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Discharge of cerebrospinal fluid through the external auditory meatus or through the eustachian tube into the nasopharynx. This is usually associated with CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA (e.g., SKULL FRACTURE involving the TEMPORAL BONE), NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES, or other conditions, but may rarely occur spontaneously. (From Am J Otol 1995 Nov;16 (6):765-71)
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