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petrosal
[ pi-troh-suhl ]
adjective
- petrous; hard or stony.
- Anatomy. of or relating to the petrous portion of the temporal bone.
petrosal
/ pɛˈtrəʊsəl /
adjective
- anatomy of, relating to, or situated near the dense part of the temporal bone that surrounds the inner ear
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Other Words From
- subpe·trosal adjective
- super·pe·trosal adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of petrosal1
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Example Sentences
The palatine appears to me to have been rightly regarded by Jackson and Clarke as the great superficial petrosal of Mammals.
If there be bleeding, it may be due to the sinus being obliterated incompletely, or it may come from the superior petrosal sinus.
If, in spite of this, bleeding still continues, it presumably comes from the petrosal sinus.
This is usually due to extension of the infection along the petrosal sinuses, or perhaps along the transverse sinus.
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