myringotomy
American
[mir-in-got-uh-mee, -ing-]
/ ˌmɪr ɪnˈgɒt ə mi, -ɪŋ- /
noun
myringotomies
plural
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of myringotomy
1875–80; < New Latin myring ( a ) tympanic membrane (compare Medieval Latin miringa membrane enclosing the brain, dissimilated form of Late Latin mēninga < Greek mêninx, stem mēning- membrane) + -o- + -tomy
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