See Also: fossula petrosa(medicine)
petrosa(medicine)
vena petrosa(medicine)
fossula(dictionary)
fossula(medicine)
impressio petrosa pallii(medicine)
fossula rotunda(medicine)
petrosal fossula(medicine)
pars petrosa ossis temporalis(medicine)
fossula fenestrae cochleae(medicine)

pro tem (iou) and fossula petrosa (medicine)


pro tem (iou)



pro tem adverbial & adjectival phr. colloq. E19.
[Abbreviation.]
= PRO TEMPORE.

fossula petrosa (medicine)


fossula petrosa -->
petrosal fossula


A small and often only faintly marked depression on the inferior surface of the petrous portion of the temporal bone, between the jugular fossa and the opening of the carotid canal; here opens the canaliculus tympanicus transmitting the tympanic nerve.

Synonym: fossula petrosa, petrosal fossa, receptaculum ganglii petrosi.