stapedotomy

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noun

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.

OriginLate Latin stapēs →
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Meanings

nounstapedotomy (plural stapedotomies)

plural stapedotomies

  1. medicineA 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.

Origin

  1. Late Latinstapēs
  2. Englishstapedotomy

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

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APA

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

MLA

“stapedotomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stapedotomy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stapedotomy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stapedotomy.

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