Medical Terminology / Unit 12 MedTerm 0788 short lesson, about 20 seconds
myring/o: Eardrum
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The idea
The combining form myring slash o also names the tympanic membrane.
In practice
Myringotomy is a surgical incision into the eardrum.
Where people slip
Tympan and myring name one structure, and both appear in current procedure terms.
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