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paramastoid

paramastoid adjective: situated beside, or near, the mastoid portion of the temporal bone; paroccipital.

Adjective

paramastoid (not comparable)

  1. Situated beside, or near, the mastoid portion of the temporal bone; paroccipital.
    • paramastoid cell
    • paramastoid crest
  2. Pertaining to the paramastoid process

Noun

paramastoid (plural paramastoids)

  1. A paramastoid process.

Forms of paramastoid

pluralparamastoids

Origin of paramastoid

From para- + mastoid.

Words formed from paramastoid

Words that rhyme with paramastoid

Questions about paramastoid

What does paramastoid mean?
Paramastoid means situated beside, or near, the mastoid portion of the temporal bone; paroccipital.
What part of speech is paramastoid?
Paramastoid can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near paramastoid in the dictionary

  1. paramania
  2. paramaniac
  3. paramaniacs
  4. Paramaribo
  5. paramasticatory
  6. paramastoid
  7. paramastoid process
  8. paramastoids
  9. paramaterisation
  10. paramatta
  11. paramattas

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