mastoid
Being the process of the temporal bone behind the earBeing the process of the temporal bone behind the ear.
Meaning
4 senses(not comparable)Being the process of the temporal bone behind the ear.
Being the process of the temporal bone behind the ear.
(not comparable)Being any of several bony elements that occupy a similar position in the skull of lower vertebrates.
(not comparable)Of or relating to the mastoid process of the temporal bone.
of or relating to or in the region of the mastoid process
(not comparable)Shaped like a nipple.
relating to or resembling a nipple
Origin
Borrowed from New Latin mastoīdēs, from Ancient Greek μᾰστοειδής (măstoeidḗs, “like a breaBorrowed 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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Synonyms
6 synonyms- relating to or resembling a nipple:mastoidal