petrosal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Of great hardness; petrous.
Of, pertaining to, or located near the petrous part of the temporal bone or the capsule of the inner ear.

noun

The petrous part of the temporal bone at the base of the skull, surrounding the inner ear.
The auditory capsule.

/pɪˈtɹəʊ.səl/ /pɪˈtɹəʊ.sl̩/ /pəˈtɹoʊ.səl/

petrosal petrosals

From Latin petrōsus (“full of rocks, rocky”) + -al.

petrous

lesser petrosal nerve petrosal ganglion petrosal nerve petrosal sinus sphenopetrosal subpetrosal petrosectomy

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