PETROUS

petrous, stonelike

(adjective) (of bone especially the temporal bone) resembling stone in hardness

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

petrous (not comparable)

Resembling rock or stone in its hardness.

(anatomy) Of the dense portion of the temporal bone that protects the inner ear.

Anagrams

• -pterous, Proteus, Puertos, Stroupe, Troupes, posture, pourest, pouters, proteus, spouter, store up, troupes

Source: Wiktionary

Pe"trous, a. Etym: [L. petrosus, fr. petra a stone.]

1. Like stone; hard; stony; rocky; as, the petrous part of the temporal bone. Hooper.

2. (Anat.)

Definition: Same as Petrosal.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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