Surgery to insert PE ventilating tubes to drain the middle ear is known as ________
A) audiometry
B) presbycusis
C) myringitis
D) tympanostomy
D
Explanation: A) Audiometry is a hearing test, not a surgery.
B) Presbycusis is a hearing disease, not a surgery.
C) Myringitis is a hearing disease, not a surgery.
D) Correct! Tympan/o- means "eardrum; tympanic membrane" and -stomy means "surgically created opening."
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