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petrosquamous

petrosquamous adjective: relating to the petrous and squamous parts of the temporal bone.

Adjective

petrosquamous (not comparable)

  1. Relating to the petrous and squamous parts of the temporal bone.

Origin of petrosquamous

From petro- + squamous.

Questions about petrosquamous

What does petrosquamous mean?
Petrosquamous means relating to the petrous and squamous parts of the temporal bone.
What part of speech is petrosquamous?
Petrosquamous is an adjective.

Words near petrosquamous in the dictionary

  1. petrosomatoglyph
  2. petrosomatoglyphs
  3. petrosphere
  4. petrospheres
  5. petrosquamosal
  6. petrosquamous
  7. Petrossian
  8. Petrossians
  9. petrostate
  10. petrostates
  11. Petrosyan

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