mastoid

[ mas-toid ]

adjective

, Anatomy.

1. of or relating to the mastoid process.
2. resembling a breast or nipple.

noun

1. the mastoid process.

mastoid

/ ˈmæstɔɪd /

adjective

1. shaped like a nipple or breast
2. designating or relating to a nipple-like process of the temporal bone behind the ear

noun

1. the mastoid process
2. informal.
   mastoiditis

Other Words From

• inter·mastoid adjective
• post·mastoid adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of mastoid¹

1725–35; < New Latin mastoīdēs < Greek mastoeidḗs. See masto-, -oid

Example Sentences

So the researchers applied sound tones to the implants, natural teeth and mastoid bones of 38 people with hearing loss and a single dental implant.

From Science News

The Hopkins researchers eventually found the genetic signature of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus in two of the three cadavers, confirming that the virus can make its way to the middle ear and mastoid.

From Popular-Science

From the mastoid they created a 2-millimeter opening—roughly the width of a spaghetti noodle—into the middle ear.

From Popular-Science

Paramastoid, par-a-mas′toid, adj. situated near the mastoid, paroccipital.

From Project Gutenberg

When the grafting is done at the completion of the mastoid operation.

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This will diminish the risk of septic infection from the mastoid cavity.

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She had what the doctors term a "mastoid abscess" pressing upon her brain in the neighbourhood of her ear.

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This is done in the same manner as in the early stage of the complete mastoid operation (see p. 397).

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