Definition

1. Noun:
   • Surgical correction or repair of defects or injuries in the eardrum or the bones of the middle ear: A medical procedure performed to reconstruct or repair the tympanic membrane (eardrum) and/or the small bones (ossicles) of the middle ear to restore hearing.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The patient underwent a successful tympanoplasty to repair a perforated eardrum.
  • After the chronic infection, tympanoplasty was recommended to improve his conductive hearing loss.

Advanced Usage

• As a specific surgical goal: The term is used to describe the objective of the surgery itself.
  • The primary aim of the tympanoplasty was to close the tympanic perforation and prevent recurrent infections.

Variants and Related Words

• Tympanum (n): The eardrum or middle ear.
• Myringoplasty (n): A surgical procedure specifically for the repair of the eardrum (tympanic membrane), often considered a type of tympanoplasty.
• Ossiculoplasty (n): Surgical reconstruction of the ossicular chain (bones) of the middle ear, which can be a component of a tympanoplasty.

Synonyms

• Eardrum repair: A more general, non-technical term for the procedure.
• Middle ear reconstruction: A broader term that may encompass tympanoplasty.

Related Terms (Medical Context)

• Mastoidectomy (n): A surgical procedure often performed in conjunction with tympanoplasty to remove infected mastoid air cells.
• Otology (n): The branch of medicine dealing with the ear, its anatomy, and its diseases.

Noun

1. surgical correction or repair of defects or injuries in the eardrum or the bones of the middle ear