different between terms vs petrosal

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /t??mz/
• (US) IPA^(key): /t?mz/

Noun

terms

1. plural of term

Verb

terms

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of term

Anagrams

• ERTMS

Swedish

Noun

terms

1. indefinite genitive singular of term

English

Etymology

From Latin petr?sus (“full of rocks, rocky”) +? -al.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /p??t???.s?l/, /p??t???.sl?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /p??t?o?.s?l/
• Rhymes: -??s?l

Adjective

petrosal (not comparable)

1. Of great hardness; petrous.
2. (anatomy, relational) Of, pertaining to, or located near the petrous part of the temporal bone or the capsule of the inner ear.

Derived terms

• petrosal nerve
• subpetrosal

Related terms

• petrous

Noun

petrosal (plural petrosals)

1. (anatomy) The petrous part of the temporal bone at the base of the skull, surrounding the inner ear.
2. (anatomy, zootomy) The auditory capsule.
   • 1866, Richard Owen, Anatomy of Vertebrates

     midal-shaped petrosal of mammals and bird

Derived terms

• petrosectomy

References

• “petrosal”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “petrosal”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

Anagrams

• LaPortes, Laportes, Plateros, Pole Star, Portales, Portelas, patroles, pole star, polestar, portsale, prolates