Tympanoplasty
[tim-puh-nuh-plas-tee] /ˈtɪm pə nəˌplæs ti/
noun, Surgery.
1.
reconstruction of the eardrum and the bones of the middle ear.
tympanoplasty tym·pa·no·plas·ty (tĭm’pə-nə-plās’tē, -nō-)
n.
Surgical repair or reconstruction of the middle ear.
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