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Definition of petrous in English: petrousadjective ˈpɛtrəsˈpɛtrəs Anatomy another term for petrosal Example sentencesExamples - The normal course of the internal carotid artery in an adult sees the vessel enter the petrous temporal bone medial to the styloid process via the carotid canal.
- Caudal to the temporal lobe is the petrous portion of the temporal bone and the mastoid air cells.
- The jugular foramen, a passage between the petrous portion of the temporal bone and the jugular process of the occipital bone, may be divided into two parts by intrajugular processes.
- CT of the petrous temporal bones demonstrated opacification of the left mastoid air cells and left middle ear cavity.
- Behind the temporal regions, note the two wide and deep grooves which outline the petrous parts of the temporal bones.
Origin Late Middle English: from Latin petrosus 'stony, rocky', from petra 'rock', from Greek. Definition of petrous in US English: petrousadjectiveˈpetrəsˈpɛtrəs Anatomy another term for petrosal Example sentencesExamples - CT of the petrous temporal bones demonstrated opacification of the left mastoid air cells and left middle ear cavity.
- Caudal to the temporal lobe is the petrous portion of the temporal bone and the mastoid air cells.
- The normal course of the internal carotid artery in an adult sees the vessel enter the petrous temporal bone medial to the styloid process via the carotid canal.
- Behind the temporal regions, note the two wide and deep grooves which outline the petrous parts of the temporal bones.
- The jugular foramen, a passage between the petrous portion of the temporal bone and the jugular process of the occipital bone, may be divided into two parts by intrajugular processes.
Origin Late Middle English: from Latin petrosus ‘stony, rocky’, from petra ‘rock’, from Greek. |