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Petrosal

Pe-tro′sal

,
Adj.
[See
Petrous
.]
(Anat.)
(a)
Hard; stony; petrous;
as, the
petrosal
bone;
petrosal
part of the temporal bone.
(b)
Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the petrous, or petrosal, bone, or the corresponding part of the temporal bone.
Petrosal bone
(Anat.)
,
a bone corresponding to the petrous portion of the temporal bone of man; or one forming more or less of the periotic capsule.

Pe-tro′sal

,
Noun.
(Anat.)
(a)
A petrosal bone.
(b)
The auditory capsule.
Owen.

Definition 2024


petrosal

petrosal

English

Adjective

petrosal (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) Of, pertaining to, or located near the petrous part of the temporal bone

Noun

petrosal (plural petrosals)

  1. (anatomy) A petrosal bone.
  2. (anatomy) The auditory capsule.
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