Which term means cutting into the eardrum (tympanic membrane)?
A) tympanectomy
B) myringoplasty
C) tympanopathy
D) myringotomy
D) myringotomy
Myring/o means eardrum and -otomy means cutting into; therefore, myringotomy
means cutting into the eardrum. Tympan/o means eardrum and -ectomy means surgical removal;
thus, tympanectomy means surgical removal of the eardrum. -plasty means surgical repair, so
myringoplasty means surgical repair of the eardrum. -pathy means disease, so tympanopathy
means disease of the eardrum.
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