PETROSAL

Adjective

petrosal (not comparable)

Of great hardness; petrous.

(anatomy) Of, pertaining to, or located near the petrous part of the temporal bone.

Noun

petrosal (plural petrosals)

(anatomy) A petrosal bone.

(anatomy) The auditory capsule.

Anagrams

• LaPortes, Laportes, Plateros, Pole Star, Portales, Portelas, patroles, pole star, polestar, portsale, prolates

Source: Wiktionary


Pe*tro"sal, a. Etym: [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.

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

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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