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Meaning of ossiculectomy | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

The excision of an ossicle (a small bone of the ear) or of the auditory ossicles.

Examples

“The above reactions show how important it is that thorough tests should be applied before resorting to ossiculectomy, for it is manifest that when the nerve is involved to a considerable or great extent, but little can be hoped from the operation.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

ossiculoplasty ossiculotomy ossiculum ossicusp Ossie ossifer

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