PETRO-OCCIPITAL SUTURE
\pˈɛtɹə͡ʊˈɒksɪpˌɪtə͡l sˈuːt͡ʃə], \pˈɛtɹəʊˈɒksɪpˌɪtəl sˈuːtʃə], \p_ˈɛ_t_ɹ_əʊ_ˈɒ_k_s_ɪ_p_ˌɪ_t_əl s_ˈuː_tʃ_ə]\
Definitions of PETRO-OCCIPITAL SUTURE
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
- 1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
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Is formed by the junction of the petrous portion of the temporal with the occipital bone. It is a deep groove separating the bones, which have between them a thin layer of cartilage.
By Robley Dunglison
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
