See Also: tympanomeatomastoidectomy(medicine)

raffinose (iou) and tympanomeatomastoidectomy (medicine)


raffinose (iou)



raffinose noun. L19.
[from French raffiner refine + -OSE2.]
Chemistry. A trisaccharide sugar containing glucose, galactose, and fructose units, found in sugar beet, cotton-seed, and many cereals.

tympanomeatomastoidectomy (medicine)


tympanomeatomastoidectomy -->
radical mastoidectomy
<procedure> An operation to exteriorise and join the mastoid air cells, the middle ear space, and the external meatus, often for extensive cholesteatoma.

Synonym: tympanomeatomastoidectomy.