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

- techniques including CRH, high-dose DST, pituitary MRI and bilateral inferior petrosal sinus sampling (IPSS).[citation needed] Two dexamethasone suppression tests...
- Petrosal may refer to: Inferior petrosal sinus Petrosal process Petrosal nerve (disambiguation) Petrous ganglion Petrous part of the temporal bone, in...
- The deep petrosal nerve is a post-ganglionic branch of the (sympathetic) internal carotid (nervous) plexus (which is in turn derived from the superior...
- 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...
- inferior petrosal sinus drains the cavernous sinus into the internal jugular vein. The inferior petrosal sinus is situated in the inferior petrosal sulcus...
- The greater petrosal nerve (or greater superficial petrosal nerve) is a nerve of the head mainly containing pre-ganglionic parasympathetic fibres: 370 ...
- The inferior petrosal sulcus is the groove containing the inferior petrosal sinus. The inferior petrosal sulcus is formed by the junction of the petrous...
- 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 lesser petrosal nerve (also known as the small superficial petrosal nerve) is the general visceral efferent (GVE) nerve conveying pre-ganglionic parasympathetic...
- formed by the union of the (parasympathetic) greater petrosal nerve and (sympathetic) deep petrosal nerve within the cartilaginous substance filling the...