sphyrectomy
sphyrectomy
(sfī-rĕk′tə-mē)n.
Surgical removal of the malleus.
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sphyrectomy
(sfī-rĕk′tō-mē) [Gr. sphyra, malleus, + ektome, excision]Surgical excision of the malleolus of the ankle.
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