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petrosal

[pi-troh-suh l]
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adjective
  1. petrous; hard or stony.
  2. Anatomy. of or relating to the petrous portion of the temporal bone.
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Origin of petrosal

1735–45; < Latin petrōs(us) rocky (see petro-1, -ose1) + -al1
Related formssub·pe·tro·sal, adjectivesu·per·pe·tro·sal, adjective
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Historical Examples

  • If, in spite of this, bleeding still continues, it presumably comes from the petrosal sinus.

    A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)

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  • This is usually due to extension of the infection along the petrosal sinuses, or perhaps along the transverse sinus.

British Dictionary definitions for petrosal

petrosal

adjective
  1. anatomy of, relating to, or situated near the dense part of the temporal bone that surrounds the inner ear
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Word Origin

C18: from Latin petrōsus full of rocks, from petra a rock, from Greek
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petrosal in Medicine

petrosal

(pə-trō′səl)
adj.
  1. Relating to or located near the petrous portion of the temporal bone.
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