Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tympanostomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tym-pa-nos-to-my
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of myringotomy, incision in the eardrum (tympanic membrane).

Example Sentences

"The children were randomly assigned in a clinical trial to undergo tympanostomy promptly or six to nine months later."

Etymology

From tympano- + -stomy or tympan- + -ostomy.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: tympano, tympan
Suffix: stomy, ostomy

Inflected Forms

tympanostomies (plural)

Phrases

tympanostomy tube

Synonyms

myringotomy incision in the eardrum

Questions

What does tympanostomy mean?: Synonym of myringotomy, incision in the eardrum (tympanic membrane).
Where does tympanostomy come from?: From tympano- + -stomy or tympan- + -ostomy.

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