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tympanocentesis

tympanocentesis noun: the drainage of fluid from the middle ear by using a small-gauge needle to puncture the eardrum.

Noun

tympanocentesis (countable and uncountable, plural tympanocenteses)

  1. The drainage of fluid from the middle ear by using a small-gauge needle to puncture the eardrum.

Forms of tympanocentesis

pluraltympanocenteses

Origin of tympanocentesis

From tympano- + -centesis.

Questions about tympanocentesis

What does tympanocentesis mean?
Tympanocentesis means the drainage of fluid from the middle ear by using a small-gauge needle to puncture the eardrum.
What part of speech is tympanocentesis?
Tympanocentesis is a noun.
What is the plural of tympanocentesis?
The plural of tympanocentesis is tympanocenteses.

Words near tympanocentesis in the dictionary

  1. tympanizes
  2. tympanizing
  3. tympano
  4. tympano-
  5. tympanocenteses
  6. tympanocentesis
  7. tympanogram
  8. tympanograms
  9. tympanography
  10. tympanohyal
  11. tympanohyals

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