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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of stapedectomy¹

1890–95; < New Latin staped-, stem of stapēs stapes + -ectomy