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petromastoid

petromastoid adjective: of or relating to the petrous and mastoid parts of the temporal bone.

Adjective

petromastoid (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to the petrous and mastoid parts of the temporal bone
    • petrmastoid bone
    • petrmastoid canal
    Synonyms:
    periotic

Noun

petromastoid (plural petromastoids)

  1. The portion of the temporal bone that includes the petrous and mastoid parts.

Synonyms of petromastoid

Forms of petromastoid

pluralpetromastoids

Origin of petromastoid

From petro- + mastoid.

Words that rhyme with petromastoid

Questions about petromastoid

What does petromastoid mean?
Petromastoid means of or relating to the petrous and mastoid parts of the temporal bone.
What part of speech is petromastoid?
Petromastoid can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near petromastoid in the dictionary

  1. petrologists
  2. petrology
  3. petrols
  4. Petrolândia
  5. petrolæum
  6. petromastoid
  7. petromax
  8. petromaxes
  9. petromict
  10. petromictic
  11. petromodernity

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