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noun
The surgical procedure of making a tiny incision in the eardrum, to relieve pressure caused by the excessive buildup of fluid, or to drain pus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences, surgery
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noun
surgical incision into the eardrum (to relieve pressure or release pus from the middle ear)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process
History
Etymology tree English myringo- Proto-Indo-European *temh1- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō)der. English -tomy English myringotomy From myringo- + -tomy.
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