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myringo-, myring- — The membrana tympani. [Mod. L. myringa] … Medical dictionary
Myringotomy — A surgically placed tiny incision in the eardrum. Any fluid behind the eardrum can then drain and usually thickened secretions can be removed. A small plastic ear tube (a tympanostomy tube) is often inserted into the eardrum to keep the middle… … Medical dictionary
myringoplasty — Operative repair of a damaged tympanic membrane. [myringo + G. plasso, to form] * * * my·rin·go·plas·ty mə riŋ gə .plas tē n, pl ties a plastic operation for the repair of perforations in the tympanic membrane * * * n. surgical repair of a… … Medical dictionary
myring- — See myringo … Medical dictionary
myringodermatitis — Inflammation of the meatal or outer surface of the drum membrane and the adjoining skin of the external auditory canal. SYN: myringitis bulbosa. * * * my·rin·go·der·ma·ti·tis (mĭ ring″go dur″mə tiґtis) [myringo + dermatitis] … Medical dictionary
myringosclerosis — Formation of dense connective tissue in the tympanic membrane, usually not associated with hearing loss. [myringo + sclerosis] … Medical dictionary
myringostapediopexy — A technique of tympanoplasty in which the tympanic membrane or grafted tympanic membrane is brought into functional connection with the stapes. [myringo + L. stapes, stirrup (stapes), + G. pexis, fixation … Medical dictionary
myringotome — A knife used for paracentesis of the tympanic cavity. [myringo + G. tome, excision] * * * my·rin·go·tome .tōm n an instrument used in myringotomy * * * my·rin·go·tome (mĭ ringґgo tōm) a knife used in operations on the tympanic membrane … Medical dictionary
-plaste — plaste, plastie ♦ Éléments, du gr. plassein « modeler » : chloroplaste, galvanoplastie, rhinoplastie. plaste, plastie éléments, du gr. plassein, modeler . I. ⇒ PLASTE1, élém. formant I. Élém. empr. au gr. , de «je façonne, j élabore», entrant… … Encyclopédie Universelle
-plastie — plaste, plastie ♦ Éléments, du gr. plassein « modeler » : chloroplaste, galvanoplastie, rhinoplastie. plaste, plastie éléments, du gr. plassein, modeler . plastie V. plaste. ⇒ PLASTIE, PLASTIQUE1, PLASTE2, élém. formants … Encyclopédie Universelle
