Ménière's disease

noun

Mé·​nière's disease mən-ˈyerz- 

ˈmen-yərz-

variants or less commonly Ménière's syndrome

: a disorder of the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear that is marked by recurrent attacks of dizziness, tinnitus, and hearing loss

Word History

Etymology

Prosper Ménière †1862 French physician

First Known Use

1871, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

Ménière's disease

noun

Mé·​nière's disease

mən-ˈye(ə)rz-, ˈmen-yərz-

: a disorder of the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear that is marked by recurrent attacks of dizziness, tinnitus, and hearing loss

called also Ménière's syndrome