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(surgery) The excision of an ossicle (a small bone of the ear) or of the auditory ossicles..
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.
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Ossiculectomy means (surgery) The excision of an ossicle (a small bone of the ear) or of the auditory ossicles..
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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.
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