ossiculectomy

English

Etymology

ossiculum + -ectomy

Noun

ossiculectomy (plural ossiculectomies)

1. (surgery) The excision of an ossicle (a small bone of the ear) or of the auditory ossicles.
   • 1894, Archives of Otology, volume 23, page 193:

     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.