Petrous apicectomy is performed to drain the petrous apicitis
An apicectomy is a surgical procedure in which a root tip of a tooth is removed and replaced with a prosthetic material.
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petrous
petrous part of the temporal bone
It is the bone between the middle ear and the clivis
protects sensory structures in inner ear
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protects sensory structures in inner ear
The word petrous refers to the hard temporal bone in anatomy. But its second definition is "like stone, especially in hardness; stony; rocky". The criminal's hard, emotionless face had a petrous quality.
The auditory apparatus or ears are placed in the petrous part of the temporal bone.
The structures that are found deep within the petrous part of the temporal bone are related to the inner ear. Most scientists divide the structures into two parts the mastoid part and the petromastoid part.
In your skull you have a temporal bone. The petrous part of the temporal bone is considered to be the strongest bone in the body.