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sta⋅pe⋅dec⋅to⋅my

  [stey-pi-dek-tuh-mee]
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–noun, plural -mies.
a microsurgical procedure to relieve deafness by replacing the stapes of the ear with a prosthetic device.
Origin:
1890–95; < NL staped-, s. of stapēs stapes + -ectomy
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sta·pe·dec·to·my   (stā'pĭ-děk'tə-mē, -pē-)   
n.   pl. sta·pe·dec·to·mies
Surgical removal of the stapes.

[New Latin stapēs, stapēd-, stapes; see stapes + -ectomy.]
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Main Entry: sta·pe·dec·to·my
Pronunciation: "stA-pi-'dek-t&-mE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -mies
: surgical removal and prosthetic replacement of part or all of the stapes to relieve deafness
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stapedectomy sta·pe·dec·to·my (stā'pĭ-děk'tə-mē, -pē-)
n.
Surgical removal of all or part of the stapes of the middle ear, followed by replacement with a prosthesis.

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