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Metadata item type: | Glossary Item |
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METEOR identifier: | 574902 |
Registration status: | Indigenous, Standard 05/12/2017 |
Definition: | The surgical repair of perforations of the tympanic membrane with a tissue graft, performed to correct hearing loss. With the patient under local or general anaesthesia, the openings in the tympanic membrane are enlarged and the grafting material is sutured over them. |