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petrous
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petrous [′pe·trəs]
(materials)
Referring to a material whose hardness resembles that of stone.


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Computed tomography (CT) revealed that the tumor had invaded the left pterygopalatine fossa, the infratemporal fossa, and the skull base with infiltration of the petrous portion of the left temporal bone and the left cavernous sinus (figure 3).
Recurrent malignant schwannoma of the parapharyngeal space in ... by de Vincentiis, Marco / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
Computed tomography (CT) detected a soft-tissue mass that involved the petrous portion of the right temporal bone and extended into the posterior right parasellar area (figure).
Plasmacytoma of the petrous temporal bone by Palacios, Enrique / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
The internal carotid artery enters the carotid canal in the petrous portion of the temporal bone.
The optic nerve and the internal carotid artery in the sphenoid ... by Yanagisawa, Eiji / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
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