Petrosectomy
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Petrosectomy is a noun meaning (surgery) The removal of air cells from a bone, typically from the temporal bone before a cochlear implant.
Meaning
(surgery) The removal of air cells from a bone, typically from the temporal bone before a cochlear implant.
Word Forms
- petrosectomies
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include subtotal, petrosal, ossiculectomy, spelectomy, cochleostomy, otectomy.
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