Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tympanotomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tym-pa-n-oto-my
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

incision into the tympanum

Example Sentences

"The round window niche was exposed through a posterior tympanotomy and mainly the anterior bony overhang of the round window niche was removed."

Etymology

From tympano- + -tomy.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: tympano
Suffix: tomy

Inflected Forms

tympanotomies (plural)

Synonyms

myringotomy tympanostomy

Questions

What does tympanotomy mean?: incision into the tympanum
Where does tympanotomy come from?: From tympano- + -tomy.

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