Tympanoplasty (Noun)
Meaning
Surgical correction or repair of defects or injuries in the eardrum or the bones of the middle ear.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The otolaryngologist specialized in performing tympanoplasty procedures to repair perforated eardrums in children and adults.
- A tympanoplasty surgery was necessary to restore hearing in the patient's left ear after a severe ear injury.
- After the accident, the victim underwent tympanoplasty to repair the damaged middle ear bones and restore their sense of hearing.
- Tympanoplasty surgery was the only option for the young boy to recover from chronic ear infections that had perforated his eardrum.
- The success of the tympanoplasty procedure depended on the severity of the middle ear damage and the surgeon's level of expertise.