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petrosectomy

petrosectomy noun: the removal of air cells from a bone, typically from the temporal bone before a cochlear implant.

Noun

petrosectomy (plural petrosectomies)

  1. The removal of air cells from a bone, typically from the temporal bone before a cochlear implant.

Forms of petrosectomy

pluralpetrosectomies

Origin of petrosectomy

From Latin petrōsus (“stony”) + -ectomy.

Words that rhyme with petrosectomy

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Questions about petrosectomy

What does petrosectomy mean?
Petrosectomy means the removal of air cells from a bone, typically from the temporal bone before a cochlear implant.
What part of speech is petrosectomy?
Petrosectomy is a noun.
What is the plural of petrosectomy?
The plural of petrosectomy is petrosectomies.

Words near petrosectomy in the dictionary

  1. petrosal nerves
  2. petrosal sinus
  3. petrosal sinuses
  4. petrosals
  5. petrosectomies
  6. petrosectomy
  7. petroselinate
  8. petroselinates
  9. petroselinic
  10. petroselinic acid
  11. Petrosian

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