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styloids

styloids is the plural of styloid.

Meaning of styloid

Adjective

styloid (not comparable)

  1. Resembling a stylus or pen.
    Synonyms:
    styliform
  2. Of or pertaining to the styloid process.
    • But is the human hyoid nevertheless absolutely deprived of the lateral parts of the skull? That is not the case. A ligament coming from each small callosity or from the apohyal is prolonged laterally and reaches the extremity of the styloid apophysis.2004, Herve Le Guyader, Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire: A Visionary Naturalist, page 162

Questions about styloids

What is styloids the plural of?
Styloids is the plural of styloid.

Words near styloids in the dictionary

  1. styloid process
  2. styloid processes
  3. styloid syndrome
  4. styloidectomies
  5. styloidectomy
  6. styloids
  7. stylolite
  8. stylolites
  9. stylolitic
  10. stylomandibular
  11. stylomastoid

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