Usually means: Surgical opening of the mastoid.
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  1. atticotomy: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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▸ noun:  (surgery) An operation to treat cholesteatoma

Similar:
oncotomy, achillotenotomy, antrotomy, conchotomy, cochleostomy, thyrotomy, cholecystotomy, antrostomy, ossiculotomy, odontosection, more...

Opposite:
basementotomy, cellarotomy, subterraneotomy

Adjectives:
posterior, small, anterior, large, transmeatal

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Similar:
oncotomy, achillotenotomy, antrotomy, conchotomy, cochleostomy, thyrotomy, cholecystotomy, antrostomy, ossiculotomy, odontosection, more...

Opposite:
basementotomy, cellarotomy, subterraneotomy

Adjectives:
posterior, small, anterior, large, transmeatal



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