See Also: petrous pyramid(medicine)
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Petrous(medicine)
petrous(dictionary)
petrous bone(medicine)
petrous ganglion(medicine)
petrous part of temporal bone(medicine)
petrous part of internal carotid artery(medicine)
crest of petrous part of temporal bone(medicine)
apex of petrous part of temporal bone(medicine)

petrous pyramid (medicine)


petrous pyramid -->
petrous part of temporal bone


The part of the temporal bone that contains the structures of the inner ear and the second part of the internal carotid artery; in antenatal life it appears as a separate ossification centre.

Synonym: pars petrosa ossis temporalis, periotic bone, petrosal bone, petrous pyramid.