mastoid
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from New Latin mastoīdēs, from Ancient Greek μᾰστοειδής (mastoeidḗs, “like a breast”), from μᾰστός (mastós, “a woman's breast”) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-like, -oid”).
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Adjective edit
mastoid (not comparable)
- (anatomy) Being the process of the temporal bone behind the ear.
- (zootomy) Being any of several bony elements that occupy a similar position in the skull of lower vertebrates.
- (anatomy) Of or relating to the mastoid process of the temporal bone.
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Noun edit
mastoid (plural mastoids)
- (anatomy) Ellipsis of mastoid process..
- (pathology, informal) Clipping of mastoiditis.
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References edit
- “mastoid”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “mastoid”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.