About The Word Petrous
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Petrous
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What's The Definition Of Petrous?
[adj] (of bone especially the temporal bone) resembling stone in hardness
Synonyms | Synonyms for Petrous: hard | stonelike Related Terms | Find terms related to Petrous: See Also | Petrous In Webster's Dictionary \Pe"trous\, a. [L. petrosus, fr. petra a stone.]
1. Like stone; hard; stony; rocky; as, the petrous part of
the temporal bone. --Hooper.
2. (Anat.) Same as {Petrosal}.
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