petrosal (not comparable)
Of great hardness; petrous.
(anatomy) Of, pertaining to, or located near the petrous part of the temporal bone.
petrosal (plural petrosals)
(anatomy) A petrosal bone.
(anatomy) The auditory capsule.
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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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