ossiculotomy

ossiculotomy definition - medical

os·si·cu·lot·o·my (ŏ-sĭkˌyə-lŏtˈə-mē)

noun
Surgical division of an ossicle of the middle ear or of a fibrous band causing ankylosis between two ossicles.

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