Preferred Label : petrous bone;

MeSH 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.;

MeSH synonym : bone, petrous; petrous pyramid; petrous bones; Petrous Apex;

CISMeF synonym : bones, petrous; petrous pyramids; pyramid, petrous; pyramids, petrous;

MeSH annotation : fractures: coordinate PETROUS BONE /inj (IM) SKULL FRACTURES (IM); neoplasm: coordinate IM with SKULL NEOPLASMS (IM); fractures: coordinate PETROUS BONE /inj with SKULL FRACTURES; neoplasms: coordinate with SKULL NEOPLASMS;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrous bone;

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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.

https://www.medg.fr/fractures-du-rocher
2019
France
teaching material
scientific and technical information
fracture, nos
petrous bone
fractures, bone
Fracture
petrous part of temporal bone

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http://archives.uness.fr/sites/umvf/media/ressRadiologie/DESradiologie2016/15_01_2016/JM_GARCIER/index.html
http://cerf.radiologie.fr/sites/cerf.radiologie.fr/files/Enseignement/DES/Archives-Documents/JMG%20ANATOMIE%20RADIOLOGIQUE%20DU%20ROCHER%20DES%20Paris.pdf
2016
false
false
false
true
France
French
audiovisual aids
temporal bone
ear, inner
carotid artery, internal
petrous bone
jugular veins
ear, middle
ear, external
facial nerve
petrous bone

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http://campus.cerimes.fr/orl/enseignement/fracturerocher/site/html/
2014
false
true
France
French
otolaryngology
skull fracture, basilar
petrous bone
skull fracture, basilar
skull fracture, basilar
signs and symptoms
coma, post-head injury
French pre-residency program examination
educational course

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