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tympanoplasty

American

[tim-puh-nuh-plas-tee] / ˈtɪm pə nəˌplæs ti /

noun

Surgery.

reconstruction of the eardrum and the bones of the middle ear.

Etymology

Origin of tympanoplasty

First recorded in 1950–55; tympan(um) + -o- + -plasty

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