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English
Etymology
From sub- + petrosal.
Pronunciation
Adjective
subpetrosal (not comparable)
- (anatomy) Beneath the petrous part of the temporal bone
2015 September 15, “Safe Corridor to Access Clivus for Endoscopic Trans-Sphenoidal Surgery: A Radiological and Anatomical Study”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:To avoid injury to the subpetrosal sinuses, the width of the penetration of the clivus in the posterior wall of the sphenoid sinus should be limited within 10.36±0.45 mm from the mid-sagittal line in the plane passing through the lowest, central point of the SF; less than 10.76±0.43mm from the mid-sagittal line, in the plane passing through the aperture of the sphenoid sinus; and 10.55±0.45 mm from the mid-sagittal line.