STAPEDECTOMY


Meaning of STAPEDECTOMY in English

/stay'pi dek"teuh mee/ , n. , pl. stapedectomies .

a microsurgical procedure to relieve deafness by replacing the stapes of the ear with a prosthetic device.

[ 1890-95; staped-, s. of stapes STAPES + -ECTOMY ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .