Meanings
nounpetrosectomy (plural petrosectomies)
plural petrosectomies
- medicineThe removal of air cells from a bone, typically from the temporal bone before a cochlear implant.
Origin
From Latin petrōsus (“stony”) + -ectomy.
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with petrosectomy
hysterectomymastectomyvasectomyprostatectomycholecystectomynephrectomyendarterectomysplenectomylumpectomytonsillectomygastrectomyappendectomyhepatectomyoophorectomyvitrectomythyroidectomyadrenalectomylaminectomydiscectomystapedectomycolectomylobectomycystectomyovariectomy
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APA
petrosectomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/petrosectomy
MLA
“petrosectomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/petrosectomy. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “petrosectomy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/petrosectomy.
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