noun
surgical correction or repair of defects or injuries in the eardrum or the bones of the middle ear
• Hypernyms: ↑operation, ↑surgery, ↑surgical operation, ↑surgical procedure, ↑surgical process
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/tim"peuh neuh plas'tee/, n. Surg.
reconstruction of the eardrum and the bones of the middle ear.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.