petrosal

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  1. adjective Relating to or located near the petrous portion of the temporal bone.

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  • But Thirteen knows Picasso won't consent to petrosal vein sampling since he almost refused the contrast injection before the MRI. —  Cinema Blend Feeds
  • WGA, but not GFP immunoreactivity was found in the geniculate and petrosal ganglia of transgenic mice, indicating that WGA was transported across synapses. —  BioMed Central - Latest articles
  • From the carotid and cavernous plexuses pass many nerves, only a few of which need special mention; one unites with the great superficial petrosal to form the Vidian nerve which goes to _Meckel's_ ganglion, branches pass to the Gasserian ganglion, while we have others passing to the third, fourth, the ophthalmic division of the fifth and the sixth nerve, also we have derived from the nerve the sympathetic root of the lenticular ganglion. —  Philosophy of Osteopathy
  • The _cavernous sinus_ is usually implicated by spread of the process from other sinuses -- for instance, from the petrosal or transverse —  Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition.
  • In fractures crossing the apex of the petrous portion of the temporal bone, the great and small superficial petrosal nerves may be ruptured, and the soft palate and uvula are paralysed and there is difficulty in swallowing; there are also painful sensations in the ear. —  Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition.
 

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  1. From Latin petrōsus, rocky; see petrous.

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  1. from Latin petrosus, rocky (see petrous), + -al.
 

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