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Definitions for Petrous
[1] Anatomy . noting or pertaining to the hard dense portion of the temporal bone, containing the internal auditory organs; petrosal.
[2] like stone, especially in hardness; stony; rocky.
[3] anatomy denoting the dense part of the temporal bone that surrounds the inner ear
[4] rare like rock or stone
Words related to Petrous
jagged, craggy, rough, flinty, hard, inflexible, petrified, solid, lapidarian, lithic, pebbly, rock-ribbed
Words nearby Petrous
petrosphenoid, petrosquamosal, petrostate, petrotympanic fissure, petrouchka, petrous, petrous ganglion, petrovsk, petrozavodsk, petrópolis, petsamo
Origin of Petrous
1350–1400; Middle English (< Middle French petros ) < Latin petrōsus rocky. See petr-, -ous
Other words from Petrous
su·per·pet·rous , adjective
Word origin for Petrous
C16: from Latin petrōsus full of rocks
Synonyms for Petrous
craggy, jagged, rough, bouldered, flinty, hard, inflexible, lapidarian, lithic, pebbly, petrified, rock-ribbed, rockbound, solid, stonelike