Medical Definition of Petrosal foramen

1. An occasional opening in the greater wing of the sphenoid bone, between the foramen spinosum and foramen ovale, which transmits the lesser petrosal nerve. Synonym: foramen petrosum, canaliculus innominatus, foramen of Arnold. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Petrosal Foramen

petromyzontids
petromyzontiform
petromyzonts
petronel
petronels
petronoia
petropharyngeus
petrophysics
petroproduct
petroproducts
petrorevenue
petrosa
petrosal
petrosal bone
petrosal branch of middle meningeal artery
petrosal foramen (current term)
petrosal fossa
petrosal fossula
petrosal impression of the pallium
petrosal sinus
petrosal sinus sampling
petrosal vein
petrosalpingostaphylinus
petrosals
petroselinic
petroselinic acid
petrosilex
petrosilexes
petrosilicious
petrositis

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