See Also: petro-occipital fissure(medicine)
petro-occipital(medicine)
petro-occipital joint(medicine)
parieto-occipital fissure(medicine)
petro-(2)(dictionary)
petro-(medicine)
petro-(1)(dictionary)
SOUTH SEA PETRO(finance)
SINOUNION PETRO(finance)
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Motu (iou) and petro-occipital fissure (medicine)


Motu (iou)



Motu noun & adjective. L19.
[Melanesian.]
A. noun. Pl. same. A member of a Melanesian people of Papua New Guinea inhabiting the area of Port Moresby; the language of this people. L19.
b. attrib. or as adjective. Of or pertaining to the Motu or their language. L19.
Also Motuan adjective & noun L19.

petro-occipital fissure (medicine)


petro-occipital fissure


A fissure between the petrous part of the temporal bone and the basilar part of the occipital bone that extends anteromedially from the jugular foramen; includes the jugular foramem (at its posterior end).

Synonym: fissura petro-occipitalis, Ecker's fissure.