Tympanotomy

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    incision into the tympanum

    "The round window niche was exposed through a posterior tympanotomy and mainly the anterior bony overhang of the round window niche was removed."

Synonyms

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myringotomytympanostomy

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"The round window niche was exposed through a posterior tympanotomy and mainly the anterior bony overhang of the round window niche was removed."

Etymology

From tympano- + -tomy.

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