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petrous /pet·rous/ (pet´rus) resembling a rock; hard; stony.
pet·rous (ptrs)
adj.
1. Of stony hardness.
2. Of or relating to the dense hard portion of the temporal bone that forms a protective case for the inner ear.
petrous
[pet′rəs]
Etymology: L, petra, rock
resembling a rock or stone.
petrous [pet´rus]
resembling rock or stone; stony.
petrous
resembling rock or stone; stony.
petrous bone
the pars petrosa, or petrous portion of the temporal bone. See also Table 10.
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This subgroup also included intratympanic, attic, and hypotympanic meningiomas and those of the geniculate ganglion, the sulci of the greater and lesser petrosal nerves, the jugular foramen, the internal acoustic meatus, the mastoid process, and the petrous bone.
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