Definition of Stapedectomy

1. Noun. Surgical removal of the stapes of the middle ear.


Definition of Stapedectomy

1. Noun. (context: surgery) The surgical removal of the stapes of the middle ear. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Stapedectomy

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Medical Definition of Stapedectomy

1. Surgical removal of the stapes, one of the ossicles in the middle ear. (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Stapedectomy

stanyels
stanza
stanzaed
stanzaic
stanzalike
stanzas
stanze
stanzes
stanzo
stanzoes
stanzos
stap
stap my vitals
stape
stapedectomies
stapedectomy (current term)
stapedes
stapedial
stapedial artery
stapedial branch of stylomastoid artery
stapedial fold
stapedial membrane
stapedii
stapediotenotomy
stapediovestibular
stapedius
stapelia
stapelias
stapes
stapes mobilization

Literary usage of Stapedectomy

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Annual of the Universal Medical Sciencesedited by [Anonymus AC02809657] edited by [Anonymus AC02809657] (1895)
"In place of stapedectomy Blake advocates the formation of a small opening in the posterior half of the drum-head, through which the sound-conducting ..."

2. Diseases of the Nose, Throat and Ear by William Lincoln Ballenger (1908)
"stapedectomy has been tried with almost universal failure. ... In some cases stapedectomy is followed by the formation of scar tissue over the oval window, ..."

3. Diseases of the Nose, Throat and Ear: Medical and Surgical by William Lincoln Ballenger (1914)
"stapedectomy has been tried with almost universal failure. ... In some cases, stapedectomy is followed by the formation of scar tissue over the oval window, ..."

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