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MeSH Heading: Petrous Bone
Tree Number(s): A02.835.232.781.885.681
Unique ID: D010579
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010579
Annotation: fractures: coordinate PETROUS BONE /‌inj with SKULL FRACTURES; neoplasms: coordinate with SKULL NEOPLASMS
Scope Note: 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.
Entry Term(s): Petrous Apex; Petrous Pyramid
NLM Classification #: WV 230
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2019/05/21

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

innervation (IR)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Petrous Bone MeSH Descriptor Data 2025