Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tympanocentesis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tym-pa-nocen-te-sis
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The drainage of fluid from the middle ear by using a small-gauge needle to puncture the eardrum.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From tympano- + -centesis.

Usage

Inflected Forms

tympanocenteses (plural)

Questions

What does tympanocentesis mean?: The drainage of fluid from the middle ear by using a small-gauge needle to puncture the eardrum.
Where does tympanocentesis come from?: From tympano- + -centesis.

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