Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Surgical removal of the stapes.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An operation for the removal of the stapes in the middle ear.
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- noun surgery The surgical removal of the stapes of the
middle ear .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun surgical removal of the stapes of the middle ear
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[New Latin stapēs, stapēd-, stapes; see stapes + –ectomy.]
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From stapes + -ectomy
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