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tympanoplasty

tympanoplasty

1 9.9
An operation to fix the eardrum or small bones in the middle ear to improve hearing
  • noun
  • /ˌtɪm.pə.nəˈplæs.ti/
  • Specialized
: timpanoplastia
  • One year earlier, she had undergone tympanoplasty in the right ear to improve her hearing.
  • tympanoplasty with mastoidectomy
  • tympanoplasty for cholesteatoma
  • revision tympanoplasty

Examples

  • Combined mastoidectomy and tympanoplasty have been considered the gold standard for the treatment of chronically draining ears.

    Academic text (2006)
  • After months of experiencing hearing loss, she decided to undergo tympanoplasty to repair her damaged eardrum.

  • A couple of months later, the patient was scheduled for revision tympanoplasty of his left ear.

    Academic text (2008)
  • For example, it is known that tympanoplasty failure rates are higher in patients who have larger perforations.

    Academic text (2008)
  • We know that we can often cure CSOM by performing a tympanoplasty.

    Academic text (2006)
  • A mastoidectomy and tympanoplasty were performed to remove a possible cholesteatoma.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Sometimes systemic antibiotics are used in addition, and tympanoplasty may be used if the eardrum fails to heal.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Previous tympanoplasty is one of several known predisposing factors for external auditory canal cholesteatoma.

    Academic text (2009)
  • We reviewed the records of 28 children who underwent bilateral fat graft tympanoplasties and report our findings.

    Academic text (1996)
  • The patient had previously undergone a left tympanoplasty for cholesteatoma as a sequela of chronic otitis media.

    Academic text (1998)

Synonyms

myringoplasty
vstympanoplasty
  • Specialized
9.9

Surgery to repair a hole in the eardrum using a small piece of tissue from behind the ear

is broader repairing eardrum issues and also repairs small middle ear bones

How Invasive

mastoidectomy
  • Specialized
1 8.9
tympanoplasty
  • Specialized
1 9.9
tympanotomy
  • Specialized
9.9
irrigation
  • Specialized
4 4.8

Surface Forms

tympanoplasty singular

Morphology

tympanoplasty = tympan + plasty

The meaning is opaque to most learners because it is a medical term built from specialized classical elements, and neither the root nor the suffix is a familiar everyday English word.

Etymology

Tympanoplasty comes from Greek parts: tympano- meaning 'drum' and -plasty meaning 'to shape' or 'repair'. So tympanoplasty is literally 'drum shaping' and refers to the surgery that fixes the eardrum and the small bones in the middle ear.