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Definition of the day : « petrous »

  • As in rocky : adj rugged, stony
Example sentences :
  • The bones related to the organ of hearing, the tympanis and petrous bones, are very solid and dense in structure.
  • Extract from : « The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia » by Frank Evers Beddard
  • On its inner side is a small air chamber in the petrous portion of the temporal bone, called the cavity of the tympanum.
  • Extract from : « A Practical Physiology » by Albert F. Blaisdell
  • From the surrounding 794 mesoderm the petrous bone is formed by a process of chondrification and ossification.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 9 » by Various
  • The bony labyrinth presents a series of cavities which are channelled through the substance of the petrous bone.
  • Extract from : « A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) » by Calvin Cutter
  • By this means the posterior surface of the petrous bone can be exposed as far inwards as the internal auditory meatus.
  • Extract from : « A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4) » by Various