ossiculectomy

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noun

The excision of an ossicle (a small bone of the ear) or of the auditory ossicles.

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Meanings

nounossiculectomy (plural ossiculectomies)

plural ossiculectomies

  1. medicineThe excision of an ossicle (a small bone of the ear) or of the auditory ossicles.

    The above reactions show how important it is that thorough tests should be applied before resorting to ossiculectomy, for it is manifest that when the nerve is involved to a considerable or great extent, but little can be hoped from the operation.

    1894, Archives of Otology, volume 23, page 193

Origin

ossiculum + -ectomy

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ossiculectomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ossiculectomy

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