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petroclival

petroclival adjective: relating to the petrous part of the temporal bone and the clivus.

Adjective

petroclival (not comparable)

  1. Relating to the petrous part of the temporal bone and the clivus

Origin of petroclival

From petro- + clival.

Words formed from petroclival

Questions about petroclival

What does petroclival mean?
Petroclival means relating to the petrous part of the temporal bone and the clivus.
What part of speech is petroclival?
Petroclival is an adjective.

Words near petroclival in the dictionary

  1. petrochronological
  2. petrochronology
  3. Petrock
  4. Petrockstow
  5. Petrockstowe
  6. petroclival
  7. petrocortyne
  8. petrocortynes
  9. petroculture
  10. petrocultures
  11. petrocurrencies

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