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stapedectomy

stapedectomy noun: the surgical removal of the stapes of the middle ear.

Noun

stapedectomy (plural stapedectomies)

  1. The surgical removal of the stapes of the middle ear.

Forms of stapedectomy

pluralstapedectomies

Origin of stapedectomy

From stapes + -ectomy.

Words that rhyme with stapedectomy

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Questions about stapedectomy

What does stapedectomy mean?
Stapedectomy means the surgical removal of the stapes of the middle ear.
What part of speech is stapedectomy?
Stapedectomy is a noun.
What is the plural of stapedectomy?
The plural of stapedectomy is stapedectomies.

Words near stapedectomy in the dictionary

  1. stap me
  2. stap me vitals
  3. stap my vitals
  4. stape
  5. stapedectomies
  6. stapedectomy
  7. stapedes
  8. stapedial
  9. stapediferous
  10. stapediform
  11. stapedii

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