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subpetrosal

subpetrosal adjective: beneath the petrous part of the temporal bone.

Adjective

subpetrosal (not comparable)

  1. Beneath the petrous part of the temporal bone
    • To avoid injury to the subpetrosal sinuses, the width of the penetration of the clivus in the posterior wall of the sphenoid sinus should be limited within 10.36±0.45 mm from the mid-sagittal line in the plane passing through the lowest, central point of the SF; less than 10.76±0.43mm from the...2015 September 15, “Safe Corridor to Access Clivus for Endoscopic Trans-Sphenoidal Surgery: A Radiological and Anatomical Study”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of subpetrosal

From sub- + petrosal.

Words that rhyme with subpetrosal

Questions about subpetrosal

What does subpetrosal mean?
Subpetrosal means beneath the petrous part of the temporal bone.
What part of speech is subpetrosal?
Subpetrosal is an adjective.

Words near subpetrosal in the dictionary

  1. subperturbations
  2. subpetaloid
  3. subpetiolar
  4. subpetiolate
  5. subpetiolated
  6. subpetrosal
  7. subpharyngeal
  8. subphase
  9. subphases
  10. subphenomena
  11. subphenomenon

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