Mastoid
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈmæ.stɔɪd/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Mastoid is an adjective meaning (anatomy) Being the process of the temporal bone behind the ear.
Meaning
(anatomy) Being the process of the temporal bone behind the ear.
More Meanings
- (anatomy) Of or relating to the mastoid process of the temporal bone.
- (botany) Shaped like a nipple.
- (anatomy) Ellipsis of mastoid process.
- (pathology, informal) Clipping of mastoiditis.
Example Sentences
Spores tetrahedral, paraphyses mastoid-claviform, scales smooth, entire.
Word Forms
- mastoids
Synonyms for mastoid
Depending on context, synonyms include mammiform, mammillariform, mammillary, mammose.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include antrum, tegmen, tympanomastoid, petrous, bimastoid, parietomastoid.
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