"petrosal" meaning in English

See petrosal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /pɪˈtɹəʊ.səl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /pɪˈtɹəʊ.sl̩/ [Received-Pronunciation], /pəˈtɹoʊ.səl/ [General-American]
Rhymes: -əʊsəl Etymology: From Latin petrōsus (“full of rocks, rocky”) + -al. Etymology templates: {{af|en|petrōsus|-al|lang1=la|t1=full of rocks, rocky}} Latin petrōsus (“full of rocks, rocky”) + -al Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} petrosal (not comparable)
  1. Of great hardness; petrous. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-petrosal-en-adj-dksou9jj
  2. (anatomy, relational) Of, pertaining to, or located near the petrous part of the temporal bone or the capsule of the inner ear. Tags: not-comparable, relational Translations (relating to the petrous part of the temporal bone): 岩的 (yán de) (Chinese Mandarin)
    Sense id: en-petrosal-en-adj-nfxDDntE Categories (other): Anatomy, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 10 28 34 28 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'relating to the petrous part of the temporal bone': 11 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: lesser petrosal nerve, petrosal ganglion, petrosal nerve, petrosal sinus, subpetrosal Related terms: petrous

Noun

IPA: /pɪˈtɹəʊ.səl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /pɪˈtɹəʊ.sl̩/ [Received-Pronunciation], /pəˈtɹoʊ.səl/ [General-American] Forms: petrosals [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊsəl Etymology: From Latin petrōsus (“full of rocks, rocky”) + -al. Etymology templates: {{af|en|petrōsus|-al|lang1=la|t1=full of rocks, rocky}} Latin petrōsus (“full of rocks, rocky”) + -al Head templates: {{en-noun}} petrosal (plural petrosals)
  1. (anatomy) The petrous part of the temporal bone at the base of the skull, surrounding the inner ear.
    Sense id: en-petrosal-en-noun-rGTvd9H7 Categories (other): Skeleton, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 32 42 20 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 2 33 42 23 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 1 36 45 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 36 45 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 36 46 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 10 28 34 28 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  2. (anatomy, zootomy) The auditory capsule.
    Sense id: en-petrosal-en-noun-PLoxDdg~ Categories (other): Anatomy, Animal body parts, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 10 28 34 28 Topics: anatomy, biology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences, zoology, zootomy
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: petrosectomy

Inflected forms

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