CEFR C1

tympanostomy

noun

Meaning

tympanostomy means (surgery) Synonym of myringotomy, incision in the eardrum (tympanic membrane). It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses tympanostomy to mean (surgery) Synonym of myringotomy, incision in the eardrum (tympanic membrane).
The teacher asked students to find tympanostomy in the reading.

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tympanostomy (C1)

noun

Definition

Examples

The article uses tympanostomy to mean (surgery) Synonym of myringotomy, incision in the eardrum (tympanic membrane).
The teacher asked students to find tympanostomy in the reading.

How to Use tympanostomy

a/the tympanostomy (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a tympanostomy."
tympanostomy in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked tympanostomy in context before translating it."

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