Ossiculotomy
ossiculotomy os·si·cu·lot·o·my (ŏ-sĭk’yə-lŏt’ə-mē)
n.
Surgical division of an ossicle of the middle ear or of a fibrous band causing ankylosis between two ossicles.
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