petrosal

English - Turkish

Definition of petrosal in English Turkish dictionary

(Tıp) Şakak kemiğinin kaya parçasına ait

English - English

Definition of petrosal in English English dictionary

Of, pertaining to, or located near the petrous part of the temporal bone

{s} rocky; stony; hard

A petrosal bone

Hard; stony; petrous; as, the petrosal bone; petrosal part of the temporal bone

Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the petrous, or petrosal, bone, or the corresponding part of the temporal bone

The auditory capsule

Hyphenation

pe·tro·sal

Etymology

[ p&-'trO-s&l ] (adjective.) 1741. New Latin petrosa petrous portion of the temporal bone, from Latin, feminine of petrosus.