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Petrosal
Pronunciation : Pe*tro"sal
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [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.),
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Pe*tro"sal
Part of Speech : n.
Definition :
(Anat.) (a) A petrosal bone. (b) The auditory capsule. Owen.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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