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stapedectomy
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sta·pe·dec·to·my  (stp-dkt-m, -p-)
n. pl. sta·pe·dec·to·mies
Surgical removal of the stapes.

[New Latin staps, stapd-, stapes; see stapes + -ectomy.]
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Noun1.stapedectomy - surgical removal of the stapes of the middle ear
ablation, cutting out, extirpation, excision - surgical removal of a body part or tissue


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If it did, many thousands of successful stapedectomies could not have been accomplished.
The other ear: Findings and results in 1,800 bilateral stapedectomies.
Since the 1960s, our group has performed more than 18,000 primary and revision stapedectomies for the treatment of otosclerosis.
 
 
 
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