Politzerization

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Politzerization \Po*litz`er*i*za"tion\, n. (Med.)
     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.
     [1913 Webster]