tympanostomy
English
Etymology
tympano- + -stomy = tympan- + -ostomy.
Noun
tympanostomy (plural tympanostomies)
- (surgery) Synonym of myringotomy, incision in the eardrum (tympanic membrane).
- 2007 January 30, Nicholas Bakalar, “Child Care: Ear Tubes Not Found to Affect Development”, in New York Times:
- The children were randomly assigned in a clinical trial to undergo tympanostomy promptly or six to nine months later.
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Derived terms
- tympanostomy tube