English Explanatory Dictionary

stapedotomy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Word forms

stapedotomy stapedotomies

Etymology

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

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