petrous

  • 11petrous — /pe treuhs, pee /, adj. 1. Anat. noting or pertaining to the hard dense portion of the temporal bone, containing the internal auditory organs; petrosal. 2. like stone, esp. in hardness; stony; rocky. [1350 1400; ME ( < MF petros) < L petrosus&#8230; …

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  • 12petrous — adjective a) Resembling rock or stone in its hardness b) Of the dense portion of the temporal bone that protects the inner ear …

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  • 13petrous — 1. Of stony hardness. 2. SYN: petrosal. [L. petrosus, fr. petra, a rock] * * * pe·trous pe trəs, pē adj of, relating to, or constituting the exceptionally hard and dense portion of the human temporal bone that contains the internal auditory&#8230; …

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  • 14petrous — petrÉ™s adj. rocky; stony; hard …

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  • 15petrous — [ pɛtrəs] adjective Anatomy another term for petrosal. Origin ME: from L. petrosus (see petrosal) …

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  • 16petrous — pet·rous …

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  • 17petrous — pet•rous [[t]ˈpɛ trəs, ˈpi [/t]] adj. like stone, esp. in hardness; stony; rocky • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME (&LT; MF petros) &LT; L petrōsus rocky …

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  • 18petrous — /ˈpɛtrəs/ (say petruhs), /ˈpitrəs/ (say peetruhs) adjective 1. Anatomy denoting or relating to the hard, dense portion of the temporal bone, containing the internal auditory organs; petrosal. 2. like stone in hardness; stony; rocky. {Latin&#8230; …

  • 19petrous — adj. 1 Anat. denoting the hard part of the temporal bone protecting the inner ear. 2 Geol. of, like, or relating to rock. Etymology: L petrosus f. L petra rock f. Gk …

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  • 20petrous bone — see temporal bone …

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