Medical Definition of Petrous bone

1. The part of the internal carotid artery in the carotid canal; its branches are carotidotympanic arteries and the artery of the pterygoid canal. Synonym: pars petrosa arteriae carotidis internae, petrous bone. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Petrous Bone

petrosomastoid
petrosomatoglyph
petrosomatoglyphs
petrosphenoid
petrosphenoidal syndrome
petrosphere
petrospheres
petrosquamosal
petrosquamous fissure
petrostaphylinus
petrostate
petrostates
petrostearine
petrotympanic fissure
petrous
petrous bone (current term)
petrous ganglion
petrous part of internal carotid artery
petrous part of temporal bone
petrous pyramid
petrousitis
petrovicite
petrovskaite
petrukite
petræan
pets
petsai
petsais
petscheckite
petshop

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