atticoantrotomy

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noun

A surgical procedure that involves cutting into the attic and mastoid antrum of the ear to drain or clear infection.

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Meanings

nounatticoantrotomy (plural atticoantrotomies)

plural atticoantrotomies

  1. A surgical procedure that involves cutting into the attic and mastoid antrum of the ear to drain or clear infection.

Origin

From attico- + antrotomy. By surface analysis, attic + -o- + antro- + tome + -y.

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APA

atticoantrotomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/atticoantrotomy

MLA

“atticoantrotomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/atticoantrotomy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “atticoantrotomy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/atticoantrotomy.

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