tympanostomy

English

Etymology

From tympano- +‎ -stomy or tympan- +‎ -ostomy.

Noun

tympanostomy (plural tympanostomies)

1. (surgery) Synonym of myringotomy, incision in the eardrum (tympanic membrane).
   • 2007 January 30, Nicholas Bakalar, “Child Care: Ear Tubes Not Found to Affect Development”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     The children were randomly assigned in a clinical trial to undergo tympanostomy promptly or six to nine months later.

Derived terms

• tympanostomy tube