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tympanostomy

tympanostomy noun: synonym of myringotomy, incision in the eardrum (tympanic membrane).

Noun

tympanostomy (plural tympanostomies)

  1. Synonym of myringotomy, incision in the eardrum (tympanic membrane).
    • The children were randomly assigned in a clinical trial to undergo tympanostomy promptly or six to nine months later.2007 January 30, Nicholas Bakalar, “Child Care: Ear Tubes Not Found to Affect Development”, in New York Times
    Synonyms:
    myringotomy, incision in the eardrum

Synonyms of tympanostomy

Forms of tympanostomy

pluraltympanostomies

Origin of tympanostomy

From tympano- + -stomy or tympan- + -ostomy.

Words formed from tympanostomy

  • tympanostomy tube

Questions about tympanostomy

What does tympanostomy mean?
Tympanostomy means synonym of myringotomy, incision in the eardrum (tympanic membrane).
What part of speech is tympanostomy?
Tympanostomy is a noun.
What is the plural of tympanostomy?
The plural of tympanostomy is tympanostomies.

Words near tympanostomy in the dictionary

  1. tympanoscopy
  2. tympanosquamosal
  3. tympanosquamous
  4. tympanostapedial
  5. tympanostomies
  6. tympanostomy
  7. tympanotomies
  8. tympanotomy
  9. tympans
  10. tympanum
  11. tympanums

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