styloid

[stahy-loid]

adjective

1. Botany.,  resembling a style; slender and pointed.

2. Anatomy.,  pertaining to a styloid process.

styloid

/ ˈstaɪlɔɪd /

adjective

1. resembling a stylus

2. anatomy of or relating to a projecting process of the temporal bone

Word History and Origins

Origin of styloid¹

From the New Latin word styloīdēs, dating back to 1605–15. See style, -oid

Word History and Origins

Origin of styloid¹

C18: from New Latin styloides, from Greek stuloeidēs like a _stylus ; influenced also by Greek stulos pillar

Example Sentences

“I don’t think that there is a more significant injury when it comes to a hitter,” said Jed Lowrie, a second baseman for the Oakland Athletics who underwent surgery in 2009 to remove a guitar pick-shaped piece of his ulnar styloid that had broken off.

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OAKLAND, Calif. — Of the 206 bones in the human body, few are smaller than the ulnar styloid, a tiny nob on the outside of the wrist where the forearm meets the hand.

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When Aaron Judge first sustained a chip fracture of the ulnar styloid bone in his right wrist, the New York Yankees estimated it would be three weeks before he could swing a bat in a game situation.

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At the time, the team announced he had sustained a chip fracture of his ulnar styloid bone, but no surgery was recommended.

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Judge is expected to miss at least three weeks, as the team announced he sustained a chip fracture of his ulnar styloid bone.

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