styloid
English edit
Etymology edit
From style or stylus + -oid (“-like, resembling”). Compare Ancient Greek στῡλοειδής (stūloeidḗs).
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Adjective edit
styloid (not comparable)
- Resembling a stylus or pen.
- Synonym: styliform
- (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the styloid process.
Derived terms edit
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of or pertaining to the styloid process
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Noun edit
styloid (plural styloids)
- (anatomy) Ellipsis of styloid process..
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References edit
- “styloid”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “styloid”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.