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ossiculectomies

ossiculectomies is the plural of ossiculectomy.

Meaning of ossiculectomy

Noun

ossiculectomy (plural ossiculectomies)

  1. The excision of an ossicle (a small bone of the ear) or of the auditory ossicles.
    • The above reactions show how important it is that thorough tests should be applied before resorting to ossiculectomy, for it is manifest that when the nerve is involved to a considerable or great extent, but little can be hoped from the operation.1894, Archives of Otology, volume 23, page 193

Questions about ossiculectomies

What is ossiculectomies the plural of?
Ossiculectomies is the plural of ossiculectomy.

Words near ossiculectomies in the dictionary

  1. ossiconed
  2. ossicones
  3. ossicula
  4. ossicular
  5. ossicule
  6. ossiculectomies
  7. ossiculectomy
  8. ossicules
  9. ossiculoplasties
  10. ossiculoplasty
  11. ossiculotomy

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