mastoid

Meaning

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Being the process of the temporal bone behind the ear.
2. (not-comparable) Being the process of the temporal bone behind the ear.
3. (not-comparable) Of or relating to the mastoid process of the temporal bone.
4. (not-comparable) Shaped like a nipple.

Noun

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of mastoid process.
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal) Clipping of mastoiditis.

Synonyms

mastoidal

mastoid process

mastoid bone

mastoidea

processus mastoideus

bone

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mastoideum

mamillary

mammiform

Translations

mastoideo

mastoïde

μαστοειδής απόφυση

os

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mastoîde

mastoide

mastoides

mastoidal

mastoide

kadın memesi biçiminde

mastoide

meme başı şeklinde

μαστοειδής

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmæ.stɔɪd/

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin mastoīdēs, from Ancient Greek μᾰστοειδής (măstoeidḗs, “like a breast”), from μᾰστός (măstós, “a woman's breast”) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-like, -oid”).