cochleostomy

English

Etymology

cochleo- +‎ -stomy

Noun

cochleostomy (plural cochleostomies)

1. (surgery) The formation of an opening into the cochlea
   • 2015 August 27, “Intracochlear Bleeding Enhances Cochlear Fibrosis and Ossification: An Animal Study”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     Hair cells were more severely damaged in blood injected ears than in cochleostomy only ears.