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stapedotomy

stapedotomy noun: a surgical operation in which a tiny hole is made in the footplate of the stapes, and a prosthesis is placed to touch this area with movement of the tympanic membrane.

Noun

stapedotomy (plural stapedotomies)

  1. A surgical operation in which a tiny hole is made in the footplate of the stapes, and a prosthesis is placed to touch this area with movement of the tympanic membrane.

Forms of stapedotomy

pluralstapedotomies

Origin of stapedotomy

From Late Latin stapēs, stapedem (“stirrup”) + -otomy.

Questions about stapedotomy

What does stapedotomy mean?
Stapedotomy means a surgical operation in which a tiny hole is made in the footplate of the stapes, and a prosthesis is placed to touch this area with movement of the tympanic membrane.
What part of speech is stapedotomy?
Stapedotomy is a noun.
What is the plural of stapedotomy?
The plural of stapedotomy is stapedotomies.

Words near stapedotomy in the dictionary

  1. stapediform
  2. stapedii
  3. stapediovestibular
  4. stapedius
  5. stapedotomies
  6. stapedotomy
  7. Stapel
  8. Stapeldon Hall
  9. Stapeley
  10. Stapeleys
  11. stapelia

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