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Mastoid

//ˈmæ.stɔɪd// adj, noun, slang

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Being the process of the temporal bone behind the ear. not-comparable
  2. 2
    Being the process of the temporal bone behind the ear.; Being any of several bony elements that occupy a similar position in the skull of lower vertebrates. not-comparable
  3. 3
    Of or relating to the mastoid process of the temporal bone. not-comparable
  4. 4
    Shaped like a nipple. not-comparable

    "Spores tetrahedral, paraphyses mastoid-claviform, scales smooth, entire."

Adjective
  1. 1
    relating to or resembling a nipple wordnet
  2. 2
    of or relating to or in the region of the mastoid process wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    Ellipsis of mastoid process. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
  2. 2
    process of the temporal bone behind the ear at the base of the skull wordnet
  3. 3
    Clipping of mastoiditis. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

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