politzerization

English

Etymology

From Politzer +‎ -ization, named after Ádám Politzer of Vienna, who first practiced it.

Noun

politzerization (countable and uncountable, plural politzerizations)

1. (medicine) The inflation of the middle ear by blowing air up the nose during the act of swallowing.

References

• “politzerization”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.