Definition of Petrosal. Meaning of Petrosal. Synonyms of Petrosal

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Definition of Petrosal

Petrosal
Petrosal Pe*tro"sal, a. [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.
Petrosal
Petrosal Pe*tro"sal, n. (Anat.) (a) A petrosal bone. (b) The auditory capsule. --Owen.

Meaning of Petrosal from wikipedia

- Petrosal may refer to: Inferior petrosal sinus Petrosal process Petrosal nerve (disambiguation) Petrous ganglion Petrous part of the temporal bone, in...
- techniques including CRH, high-dose DST, pituitary MRI and bilateral inferior petrosal sinus sampling (IPSS).[citation needed] Two dexamethasone suppression tests...
- inferior petrosal sinus drains the cavernous sinus into the internal jugular vein. The inferior petrosal sinus is situated in the inferior petrosal sulcus...
- The superior petrosal sinus is one of the dural venous sinuses located beneath the brain. It receives blood from the cavernous sinus and p****es backward...
- The greater petrosal nerve (or greater superficial petrosal nerve) is a nerve of the head mainly containing pre-ganglionic parasympathetic fibres: 370 ...
- densest bones in the body. In other mammals, it is a separate bone, the petrosal bone. The petrous bone is important for studies of ancient DNA from skeletal...
- The deep petrosal nerve is a post-ganglionic branch of the (sympathetic) internal carotid (nervous) plexus (which is in turn derived from the superior...
- Petrosal nerve may refer to: Deep petrosal nerve Derived from the symp. plexus around I.C.A. -Unite with the greater superficial petrosal n. (parasymp...
- branch of the facial nerve, the greater petrosal nerve, arises here from the geniculate ganglion. The greater petrosal nerve runs through the pterygoid canal...
- Hiatus for petrosal nerve can refer to: Hiatus for greater petrosal nerve or hiatus of the facial canal (hiatus canalis nervi petrosi majoris or hiatus...