- Petrous portion
Petrous portion can refer to:
*Petrous portion of the temporal bone
*Petrous portion of the internal carotid artery
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Petrous portion of the internal carotid artery — Infobox Artery Name = Petrous portion of the internal carotid artery Latin = pars petrosa arteriae carotidis internae GraySubject = 146 GrayPage = 567 Caption = Auditory tube, laid open by a cut in its long axis. Caption2 = BranchFrom = internal… … Wikipedia
Petrous part of the temporal bone — Infobox Bone Name = Petrous portion of the temporal bone Latin = pars petrosa ossis temporalis GraySubject = 34 GrayPage = 142 Caption = Left temporal bone. Outer surface. Caption2 = Diagrammatic view of the fundus of the right internal acoustic… … Wikipedia
petrous — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French *petros, from Latin petrosus, from petra rock, from Greek Date: 14th century of, relating to, or constituting the exceptionally hard and dense portion of the human temporal bone that contains … New Collegiate Dictionary
petrous — /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… … Universalium
petrous — adjective a) Resembling rock or stone in its hardness b) Of the dense portion of the temporal bone that protects the inner ear … Wiktionary
petrous — 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… … Medical dictionary
petrous — /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… …
Cerebral portion of internal carotid artery — Artery: Cerebral portion of internal carotid artery Outer surface of cerebral hemisphere, showing areas supplied by cerebral arteries … Wikipedia
Internal carotid artery — Infobox Artery Name = Internal carotid artery Latin = arteria carotis interna GraySubject = 146 GrayPage = 566 Width = 250 Caption = Arteries of the neck. The internal carotid arteries arise from the common carotid arteries labeled Common caroti… … Wikipedia
fossa — A depression usually more or less longitudinal in shape below the level of the surface of a part. [L. a trench or ditch] acetabular f. [TA] a depressed area in the floor of the acetabulum superior to the … Medical dictionary
