Meanings
nounPolitzer bag (plural Politzer bags)
plural Politzer bags
- A soft rubber bulb used to inflate the middle ear by increasing air pressure in the nasopharynx.
Origin
Named after Austrian otologist Ádám Politzer.
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APA
Politzer bag. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Politzer%20bag
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“Politzer bag.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Politzer%20bag. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Politzer bag,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Politzer%20bag.
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