What does «otología» mean in Spanish?
- Part of the pathology that studies diseases of the ear. The specialist is called an otologist. Otology is a branch of medicine that studies the normal and pathological anatomy and physiology of the ear (auditory/vestibular sensory systems and related structures and functions), as well as its diseases, diagnosis and treatment. Otologic surgery generally refers to middle ear and mastoid surgery related to chronic otitis media, such as tympanoplasty, or surgery of the eardrum, ossiculoplasty, or surgery of the auditory bones, and mastoidectomy.