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mastoid

 
Dictionary: mas·toid   (măs'toid') pronunciation
n.
The mastoid process.

adj.
  1. Of or relating to the mastoid process.
  2. Shaped like a breast or nipple.

[New Latin mastoīdēs, nipple-like, mastoid (from its shape), from Greek mastoeidēs : mastos, breast + -oeidēs, -oid.]


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1. the protuberance of the temporal bone located directly behind the external ear. adj 2. breastshaped.

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(măs'toid')
n.

The mastoid process.

adj.
  1. Of or relating to the mastoid process, antrum, or sinuses.
  2. Shaped like a breast or nipple.
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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: A small bone behind the ear.

pronunciation If the mastoid is injured in any way, it could affect the hearing.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: process of the temporal bone behind the ear at the base of the skull
  Synonyms: mastoid process, mastoidal


The adjective mastoid has one meaning:

Meaning #1: relating to or resembling a nipple
  Synonym: mastoidal
  Pertains to noun: nipple (meaning #1)


 
 

 

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