stapedectomy

[ stey-pi-dek-tuh-mee ]

noun,plural sta·pe·dec·to·mies.
  1. a microsurgical procedure to relieve deafness by replacing the stapes of the ear with a prosthetic device.

Origin of stapedectomy

1
1890–95; <New Latin staped-, stem of stapēsstapes + -ectomy

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