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petrosal sinus

petrosal sinus noun: either of two venous sinuses on each side of the base of the brain.

Noun

petrosal sinus (plural petrosal sinuses)

  1. Either of two venous sinuses on each side of the base of the brain.

Forms of petrosal sinus

pluralpetrosal sinuses

Questions about petrosal sinus

What does petrosal sinus mean?
Petrosal sinus means either of two venous sinuses on each side of the base of the brain.
What part of speech is petrosal sinus?
Petrosal sinus is a noun.
What is the plural of petrosal sinus?
The plural of petrosal sinus is petrosal sinuses.

Words near petrosal sinus in the dictionary

  1. petrosal
  2. petrosal ganglia
  3. petrosal ganglion
  4. petrosal nerve
  5. petrosal nerves
  6. petrosal sinus
  7. petrosal sinuses
  8. petrosals
  9. petrosectomies
  10. petrosectomy
  11. petroselinate

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