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STAPEDECTOMY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does stapedectomy mean? 

STAPEDECTOMY (noun)
  The noun STAPEDECTOMY has 1 sense:

1. surgical removal of the stapes of the middle earplay

  Familiarity information: STAPEDECTOMY used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


STAPEDECTOMY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Surgical removal of the stapes of the middle ear

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("stapedectomy" is a kind of...):

ablation; cutting out; excision; extirpation (surgical removal of a body part or tissue)


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