petrosal
petrous; hard or stony.
Anatomy. of or relating to the petrous portion of the temporal bone.
Origin of petrosal
1Other words from petrosal
- sub·pe·tro·sal, adjective
- su·per·pe·tro·sal, adjective
Words Nearby petrosal
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How to use petrosal in a sentence
The palatine appears to me to have been rightly regarded by Jackson and Clarke as the great superficial petrosal of Mammals.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 | Francis Maitland BalfourIf 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.
British Dictionary definitions for petrosal
/ (pɛˈtrəʊsəl) /
anatomy of, relating to, or situated near the dense part of the temporal bone that surrounds the inner ear
Origin of petrosal
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