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MENIERE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
French otologist who first described a form of vertigo now known as Meniere's disease and identified the semicircular canals as the site of the lesion (1799-1862)
Synonyms:
Meniere; Prosper Meniere
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Instance hypernyms:
ear doctor; ear specialist; otologist (a physician who specializes in the ear and its diseases)