[p_ˈɛ_t_ɹ_ə_s], [pˈɛtɹəs], [pˈɛtɹəs]
Definitions of petrous
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( of bone especially the temporal bone) resembling stone in hardness
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Like stone; hard; stony; rocky; as, the petrous part of the temporal bone.
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Same as Petrosal.
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Like stone: hard.
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Hard; stony.
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Hard; stony; in anat., applied to the portion of the temporal bone in which the internal organs of hearing are situated.
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Very hard or stony; a pyramidal portion of the temporal bone wedged in between sphenoid and occipital; also a ganglion on its lower border.
Usage examples for petrous
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In fractures passing across the petrous temporal, the nerve may be torn at the time of the injury, or may become pressed upon by a traumatic effusion or by callus later, but considering the frequency of these fractures it is comparatively seldom damaged. – Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles Alexis Thomson
