| Politzer | Adam, Austrian otologist, 1835-1920. See: Politzer bag, Politzer method, Politzer's luminous cone. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Politzer bag | A pear-shaped rubber bag used for forcing air through the eustachian tube by the Politzer method. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Politzer method | Inflation of the eustachian tube and tympanum by forcing air into the nasal cavity at the instant the patient swallows. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Politzer's luminous cone | A triangular area at the anterior inferior part of the tympanic membrane, running from the umbo to the periphery, where there is seen a bright reflection of light. Synonym: cone of light, light reflex, Politzer's luminous cone, red reflex, Wilde's triangle. Malacarne's pyramid, a lobule on the undersurface of the cerebellum, the posterior portion of the vermis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| politzerization | <medicine> The act of inflating the middle ear by blowing air up the nose during the act of swallowing; so called from Prof. Politzer of Vienna, who first practiced it. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |