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tympanomastoid

tympanomastoid

9.9
Relating to the ear and the bone behind the ear
  • adjective
  • Specialized
: timpanomastoideo
  • The success of tympanomastoid surgery, therefore, has been defined as the attainment of a dry ear postoperatively.
  • tympanomastoid obliteration

Examples

  • In surgery, the tympanomastoid region must be carefully accessed to avoid complications.

  • We conducted a retrospective study of 50 ears in 48 patients in whom we performed revision tympanomastoid surgery for chronic otitis media.

    Academic text (2002)

  • Our goals were to ascertain the likely causes of the previous failures and to identify the sites of unexenterated air cells in the tympanomastoid cavity.

    Academic text (2002)

  • Another patient developed a hematoma following tympanomastoid obliteration secondary to a rapid escalation of warfarin.

    Academic text (2002)

  • During revision surgery, 42 ears (84%) were treated with a canal-wall-down procedure, five (10%) with a canal-wall-up procedure, and three (6%) with a canal-wall-down procedure followed by tympanomastoid obliteration with abdominal fat.

    Academic text (2002)

  • The tympanomastoid area is crucial for doctors to examine when dealing with ear infections.

  • A thorough understanding of tympanomastoid anatomy is essential for otolaryngologists.

Surface Forms

tympanomastoid positive

Morphology

tympanomastoid = mastoid (semi-transparent) = tympano + mastoid

Formally compositional from the combining form 'tympano-' and 'mastoid', but both are specialised anatomical elements unlikely to be known to an average B1 learner.

Etymology

Tympanomastoid combines the parts tympano- meaning 'drum', as in the eardrum, and mastoid meaning 'breast-shaped', so as an adjective it describes something related to both the eardrum area and the bone behind the ear.