petrosquamous

petrosquamous

 [pet″ro-skwa´mus]
pertaining to the petrous and squamous portions of the temporal bone.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

pet·ro·squa·mo·sal

, petrosquamous (pet'rō-skwā-mō'săl, -skwā'mŭs),
Relating to the petrous and the squamous portions of the temporal bone.
Synonym(s): squamopetrosal
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pet·ro·squa·mo·sal

, petrosquamous (pet'rō-skwā-mō'săl, -skwā'mŭs)
Relating to the petrous and the squamous portions of the temporal bone.
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