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Thesaurus: petrous

Like stone; hard; stony; rocky; as, the petrous part of the temporal bone.

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  1. a. Like stone; hard; stony; rocky; as, the petrous part of the temporal bone.
  2. a. Same as Petrosal.
  3. adj. (of bone especially the temporal bone) resembling stone in hardness
  4. 1. Like stone; hard; stony; rocky; as, the petrous part of the temporal bone. Hooper. 2. (Anat.) Same as Petrosal.
  5. j:100 s. (of bone especially the temporal bone) resembling stone in hardness