petrosphenoid

petrosphenoid
Relating to the petrous portion of the temporal bone and to the sphenoid bone.

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pet·ro·sphe·noid (pet″ro-sfeґnoid) pertaining to the sphenoid bone and the petrous part of the temporal bone.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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