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petrous

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

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bone stone temporal petrosal hard hardness like part resembling rocky stony hooper

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