tympanocentesis

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noun

The drainage of fluid from the middle ear by using a small-gauge needle to puncture the eardrum.

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Meanings

nountympanocentesis (countable and uncountable, plural tympanocenteses)

plural tympanocenteses

  1. countableuncountableThe drainage of fluid from the middle ear by using a small-gauge needle to puncture the eardrum.

Origin

From tympano- + -centesis.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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