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petrosal |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Petrosal \Pe*tro"sal\, a. [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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Petrosal \Pe*tro"sal\, n. (Anat.) a A petrosal bone. b The auditory capsule. --Owen.
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