The Term for the Surgical Repair of the Tympanic Membrane

question 28

Multiple Choice

The term for the surgical repair of the tympanic membrane is spelled:

• A) myringectomy.
• B) myringotomy.
• C) myrigoplasty.
• D) myringoplasty.

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Definitions:

Barr Body

Inactivated (condensed) X chromosome in a cell of a female mammal.

Double-Stranded RNA

A molecular structure of RNA where two complementary strands form a double-helix, often involved in gene expression and regulation.

mRNA

Messenger RNA, a variant of RNA, transports genetic codes from DNA to the ribosome, outlining the amino acid sequence for proteins generated during gene expression.

Translation

The process of converting the genetic information in mRNA into a sequence of amino acids, leading to protein synthesis.