Medical Definition of Inferior petrosal groove

1. A groove lodging the inferior petrosal sinus, formed by union of similarly named grooves in the petrous part of the temporal bone and the basilar part of the occipital bone. Synonym: sulcus sinus petrosi inferioris, inferior petrosal groove, inferior petrosal sulcus. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Inferior Petrosal Groove

inferior olive
inferior omental recess
inferior ophthalmic vein
inferior orbital fissure
inferior palpebral veins
inferior pancreatic artery
inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery
inferior parietal gyrus
inferior parietal lobule
inferior part
inferior part of duodenum
inferior part of lingular branch of left pulmonary vein
inferior part of vestibular ganglion
inferior part of vestibulocochlear nerve
inferior petrosal groove (current term)
inferior petrosal sinus
inferior petrosal sulcus
inferior phrenic artery
inferior phrenic lymph nodes
inferior phrenic vein
inferior planet
inferior pole
inferior pole of kidney
inferior pole of testis
inferior polioencephalitis
inferior posterior serratus muscle
inferior pulmonary vein
inferior quadrigeminal brachium

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