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Webster 1913 Edition

Petrous

Pe′trous

,

Adj.

[L.

petrosus

, fr.

petra

a stone.]

1.

Like stone; hard; stony; rocky;

as, the

petrous

part of the temporal bone

.

Hooper.

2.

(Anat.)

Same as

.

Webster 1828 Edition

Petrous

PE'TROUS

,

Adj.

[L. petra, a stone.] Like stone; hard; stony.

Definition 2024

petrous

petrous

English

Adjective

petrous ‎(not comparable)

Resembling rock or stone in its hardness
Of the dense portion of the temporal bone that protects the inner ear.

Anagrams

posture, pourest, pouters, proteus, Proteus, spouter, store up, troupes