What it means
The root in words about the eardrum. A myringotomy is a small cut in the eardrum to drain fluid, often with placement of tiny tubes in children with repeated ear infections. Tympan/o means the same thing: a tympanostomy tube is the tube placed through the eardrum.
At a glance
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Related terms
-otomy
A word ending that means cutting into, or a surgical incision.
tympanic membrane
The thin, cone-shaped sheet of tissue between the outer ear canal and the middle ear; the eardrum.