mastoid
/ˈmæ.stɔɪd/
mastoid adjective: being the process of the temporal bone behind the ear. Also the ellipsis of mastoid process.
Adjective
mastoid (not comparable)
- Being the process of the temporal bone behind the ear.
- Of or relating to the mastoid process of the temporal bone.
- Shaped like a nipple.
- Spores tetrahedral, paraphyses mastoid-claviform, scales smooth, entire.1899, Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club, volumes 6-8, page 192
Also used as
mastoid is also the ellipsis of mastoid process.
mastoid is also the clipping of mastoiditis.
Synonyms of mastoid
Forms of mastoid
| plural | mastoids |
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Origin of mastoid
Borrowed from New Latin mastoīdēs, from Ancient Greek μᾰστοειδής (măstoeidḗs, “like a breast”), from μᾰστός (măstós, “a woman's breast”) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-like, -oid”).
Words formed from mastoid
- atlantomastoid
- bimastoid
- cleidomastoid
- juxtamastoid
- mastoid bone
- mastoid cell
- mastoid process
- occipitomastoid
- otomastoid
- paramastoid
- parietomastoid
- petromastoid
- postmastoid
- retromastoid
- sternocleidomastoid
- sternomastoid
- stylomastoid
- supramastoid
- transmastoid
- tympanomastoid
- mastoidal
- mastoidectomy
- mastoiditis
Phrases with mastoid
Words that rhyme with mastoid
Questions about mastoid
- What does mastoid mean?
- Mastoid means being the process of the temporal bone behind the ear.
- What part of speech is mastoid?
- Mastoid is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce mastoid?
- Mastoid is pronounced /ˈmæ.stɔɪd/.
Words near mastoid in the dictionary
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