Medical Definition of Inferior petrosal sinus

1. A paired dural venous sinus running in the groove on the petrooccipital fissure connecting the cavernous sinus with the superior bulb of the internal jugular vein. Synonym: sinus petrosus inferior, Englisch's sinus. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Inferior Petrosal Sinus

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
inferior petrosal sinus (current term)
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
inferior radioulnar joint

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