Tympanostomy

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of myringotomy, incision in the eardrum (tympanic membrane).

    "The children were randomly assigned in a clinical trial to undergo tympanostomy promptly or six to nine months later."

Synonyms

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incision in the eardrummyringotomytympanotomy

Example

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"The children were randomly assigned in a clinical trial to undergo tympanostomy promptly or six to nine months later."

Etymology

From tympano- + -stomy or tympan- + -ostomy.

Related phrases

tympanostomy tubetympanic membrane

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