tympanotomy

English

Etymology

tympano- +‎ -otomy

Noun

tympanotomy (plural tympanotomies)

  1. (surgery) incision into the tympanum
    • 2015 February 13, Jing Zou et al., “Imaging cochlear implantation with round window insertion in human temporal bones and cochlear morphological variation using high-resolution cone beam CT”, in Acta Oto-Laryngologica‎, volume 135, DOI:10.3109/00016489.2014.993090:
      The round window niche was exposed through a posterior tympanotomy and mainly the anterior bony overhang of the round window niche was removed.
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