petrosal Meaning, Definition & Usage

Pe*tro"sal adjective

Etymology

See Petrous.

Definitions

1. (Anat.) (a) Hard; stony; petrous; as, the petrosal bone; petrosal part of the temporal bone. (b) Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the petrous, or petrosal, bone, or the corresponding part of the temporal bone.

Pe*tro"sal noun

Definitions

1. (Anat.) (a) A petrosal bone. (b) The auditory capsule. Owen.