mastoid

[ mas-toid ]

/ ˈmæs tɔɪd /

adjective Anatomy.

of or relating to the mastoid process.

resembling a breast or nipple.

noun

Words nearby mastoid

mastocyte, mastocytoma, mastocytosis, mastodon, mastodynia, mastoid, mastoid antrum, mastoid bone, mastoid canaliculus, mastoid cell, mastoid emissary vein

Origin of mastoid

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

OTHER WORDS FROM mastoid

in·ter·mas·toid, adjectivepost·mas·toid, adjective

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Examples from the Web for mastoids

The slenderness is especially noticeable in the breadth across the zygomata, mastoids, and rostrum.
A New Pocket Gopher (Genus Thomomys) From Wyoming and Colorado|E. Raymond Hall
The skull of the female oregonensis is more heavily ridged and is relatively broader across the mastoids than that of effera.
American Weasels|E. Raymond Hall

British Dictionary definitions for mastoids

mastoid

/ (ˈmæstɔɪd) /

adjective

shaped like a nipple or breast

designating or relating to a nipple-like process of the temporal bone behind the ear

noun

the mastoid process

informal mastoiditis

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Medicine definitions for mastoids

mastoid

[ măs′toid′ ]

n.

The mastoid process.

adj.

Of or relating to the mastoid process, antrum, or sinuses.

Shaped like a breast or nipple.