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Petrous part of the temporal bone - Wikipedia The petrous portion is among the most basal elements of the skull and forms part of the endocranium Petrous comes from the Latin word petrosus, meaning "stone-like, hard" It is one of the densest bones in the body In other mammals, it is a separate bone, the petrosal bone
PETROUS Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of PETROUS is of, relating to, or constituting the exceptionally hard and dense portion of the human temporal bone that contains the internal auditory organs
PETROUS Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com Petrous definition: noting or pertaining to the hard dense portion of the temporal bone, containing the internal auditory organs; petrosal See examples of PETROUS used in a sentence
Temporal bone: Anatomy, parts, sutures and foramina | Kenhub The petrous part is a wedge shaped mass of bone located between the sphenoid and occipital bones within the cranial cavity It is the most medial part of the temporal bone, and it is the landmark dividing the middle and posterior cranial fossae from each other
Petrous - Etymology, Origin Meaning - Etymonline petrous (adj ) c 1400, in anatomy, "very hard, dense," from Old French petros (Modern French petreux) and directly from Latin petrosus "stony," from petra "rock," from Greek petra "rock, cliff, ledge, shelf of rock, rocky ridge," a word of unknown etymology (Beekes says it is "probably Pre-Greek")