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Definition of Petrous

Petrous
Petrous Pe"trous, a. [L. petrosus, fr. petra a stone.] 1. Like stone; hard; stony; rocky; as, the petrous part of the temporal bone. --Hooper. 2. (Anat.) Same as Petrosal.

Meaning of Petrous from wikipedia

- The petrous part of the temporal bone is pyramid-shaped and is wedged in at the base of the skull between the sphenoid and occipital bones. Directed medially...
- Anatomica in 1998 subdivided the artery into four parts: "cervical", "petrous", "cavernous", and "cerebral". In clinical settings, however, usually the...
- Petrous portion (From Latin petrous 'rocky') may refer to: Petrous portion of the temporal bone Petrous portion of the internal carotid artery This set...
- bone. The temporal bone consists of four parts—the squamous, mastoid, petrous and tympanic parts. The squamous part is the largest and most superiorly...
- base of skull. It is located between the sphenoid bone, the apex of the petrous part of the temporal bone, and the basilar part of the occipital bone....
- (VIII) cranial nerves into a canal in the petrous temporal bone. Lies between the inferior edge of the petrous temporal bone and the adjacent occipital...
- complication of otitis media and mastoiditis involving the apex of the petrous temporal bone. It was first described by Giuseppe Gradenigo in 1904. Components...
- sphenoid bone body. The petrous-basilar suture joins the side edge of the basilar part of the occipital bone to the petrous-part of the temporal bone...
- accessory nerves. (Inferior ganglion of the glossopharyngeal nerve labeled as ‘petrous gang’. Details From Glossopharyngeal nerve Identifiers Latin ganglion inferius...
- Republic national football team. Adam Petrouš at WorldFootball.net Adam Petrouš at FAČR (in Czech) Adam Petrouš – Czech First League statistics at Fotbal...