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单词 petrosal
释义

petrosal

[ pi-troh-suhl ]
/ pɪˈtroʊ səl /

adjective

petrous; hard or stony.
Anatomy. of or relating to the petrous portion of the temporal bone.

Origin of petrosal

1735–45; <Latin petrōs(us) rocky (see petro-1, -ose1) + -al1

OTHER WORDS FROM petrosal

sub·pe·tro·sal, adjectivesu·per·pe·tro·sal, adjective

Words nearby petrosal

Petropavlovsk, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatski, Petrópolis, petropower, petrosa, petrosal, Petrosian, petrositis, petrosphenoid, petrosquamosal, petrostate
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Example sentences from the Web for petrosal

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

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

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British Dictionary definitions for petrosal

petrosal
/ (pɛˈtrəʊsəl) /

adjective

anatomy of, relating to, or situated near the dense part of the temporal bone that surrounds the inner ear

Word Origin for petrosal

C18: from Latin petrōsus full of rocks, from petra a rock, from Greek
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Medical definitions for petrosal

petrosal
[ pə-trōsəl ]

adj.

Relating to or located near the petrous portion of the temporal bone.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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