The dense rock-like part of temporal bone that contains the INNER EAR. Petrous bone is located at the base of the skull. Sometimes it is combined with the MASTOID PROCESS and called petromastoid part of temporal bone.
ID
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D010579
altLabel
Petrous Bones
Petrous Pyramid
Petrous Apex
Bone, Petrous
AN
fractures: coordinate PETROUS BONE /inj with SKULL FRACTURES; neoplasms: coordinate with SKULL NEOPLASMS
AQL
AB AH BS CH CY DE DG EM EN GD IM IN IR ME MI PA PH PP PS RE SU TR UL VI
cui
C0031266
DC
1
definition
The dense rock-like part of temporal bone that contains the INNER EAR. Petrous bone is located at the base of the skull. Sometimes it is combined with the MASTOID PROCESS and called petromastoid part of temporal bone.
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