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• Petrosal

  [pi-troh-suh l] /pɪˈtroʊ səl/ adjective 1. ; hard or stony. 2. Anatomy. of or relating to the petrous portion of the temporal bone. /pɛˈtrəʊsəl/ adjective 1. (anatomy) of, relating to, or situated near the dense part of the temporal bone that surrounds the inner ear petrosal pe·tro·sal (pə-trō’səl) adj. Relating to or located near the […]

• Petrosian

  /pɪˈtrəʊʒən/ noun 1. Tigran (tiɡˈran). 1929–84, Soviet chess player; world champion (1963–69)

• Petrositis

  petrositis pet·ro·si·tis (pět’rə-sī’tĭs) n. Inflammation of the petrous portion of the temporal bone and its air cells.

• Petrosphenoid

  petrosphenoid pet·ro·sphe·noid (pět’rə-sfē’noid’) adj. Of or relating to the petrous portion of the temporal bone and to the sphenoid bone of the skull.

• Petrosquamosal

  petrosquamosal pet·ro·squa·mo·sal (pět’rō-skwə-mō’səl) or pet·ro·squa·mous (-skwā’məs, -skwä’-) adj. Of or relating to the petrous and the squamous portions of the temporal bone of the skull.

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