English

Noun

tympanotomy ‎(plural tympanotomies)

1. (surgery) incision into the tympanum
   • 2015 February 13, Jing Zou et al., “Imaging cochlear implantation with round window insertion in human temporal bones and cochlear morphological variation using high-resolution cone beam CT”, in Acta Oto-Laryngologica, volume 135, DOI:10.3109/00016489.2014.993090:

     The round window niche was exposed through a posterior tympanotomy and mainly the anterior bony overhang of the round window niche was removed.