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n.a surgical operation to remove cholesteatoma from the ear. It is a form of limited mastoidectomy.* * *
at·ti·cot·o·my (at″ĭ-kotґə-me) [attic + -tomy] the surgical opening of the attic.
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atticotomy — n. a surgical operation to remove cholesteatoma from the ear. It is a form of limited mastoidectomy … The new mediacal dictionary
Атгикотомия (Atticotomy) — хирургическая операция, заключающаяся в удалении холестеатомы из уха. Является одним из видов ограниченной мастоидэктомии. Источник: Медицинский словарь … Медицинские термины
transmeatal atticotomy — removal through the external auditory meatus of the outer wall of the attic … Medical dictionary
АТГИКОТОМИЯ — (atticotomy) хирургическая операция, заключающаяся в удалении холестеатомы из уха. Является одним из видов ограниченной мастоидэктомии … Толковый словарь по медицине
mastoidectomy — A group of operations on the mastoid process of the temporal bone and middle ear to drain, expose, or remove an infectious, inflammatory, or neoplastic lesion. [ … Medical dictionary
mastoidectomy — n. an operation to remove some or all of the air cells in the bone behind the ear (the mastoid process of the temporal bone) when they have become infected (see mastoiditis) or invaded by cholesteatoma. See also: atticotomy … The new mediacal dictionary
