tympanotomy

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English

Etymology

From tympano- +‎ -tomy.

Noun

tympanotomy (plural tympanotomies)

  1. (surgery) incision into the tympanum
    • 2015 February 13, Jing Zou et al., “Imaging cochlear implantation with round window insertion in human temporal bones and cochlear morphological variation using high-resolution cone beam CT”, in Acta Oto-Laryngologica, volume 135, →DOI:
      The round window niche was exposed through a posterior tympanotomy and mainly the anterior bony overhang of the round window niche was removed.

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