petrosal

adjective

pe·tro·sal pə-ˈtrō-səl

: of, relating to, or situated in the region of the petrous portion of the temporal bone or capsule of the inner ear

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Latin petrōsus "rocky, stony" (in New Latin os petrōsum, apophysis petrōsa, names for the petrous portion of the temporal bones) + -al entry 1 — more at petrous

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1713, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of petrosal was in 1713

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petrosal

1 of 2 adjective

pe·tro·sal pə-ˈtrō-səl

: of, relating to, or situated in the region of the petrous portion of the temporal bone or capsule of the inner ear

petrosal

2 of 2 noun

: petrosal bone

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