mastoid

mas·toid

 (măs′toid′)

n.

The mastoid process.

adj.

1. Of or relating to the mastoid process.

2. Shaped like a breast or nipple.

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

mastoid

(ˈmæstɔɪd)

adj

1. (Anatomy) shaped like a nipple or breast

2. (Anatomy) Also: mastoidal designating or relating to a nipple-like process of the temporal bone behind the ear

n

3. (Anatomy) the mastoid process

4. (Pathology) informal mastoiditis

mas•toid

(ˈmæs tɔɪd)

adj.

1. of or pertaining to the mastoid process.

2. resembling a breast or nipple.

n.

3. the mastoid process.

[1725–35; < Greek mastoeidḗs=mast(ós) breast + -oeidēs -oid]

mas·toid

(măs′toid′)

A protruding area of bone in the lower part of the skull that is located behind the ear in humans and many other vertebrates.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	mastoid - process of the temporal bone behind the ear at the base of the skull mastoid bone, mastoid process, mastoidal mastoidale - the craniometric point at the lowest point of the mastoid process os temporale, temporal bone - a thick bone forming the side of the human cranium and encasing the inner ear appendage, outgrowth, process - a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant; "a bony process"
Adj.	1.	mastoid - of or relating to or in the region of the mastoid process
	2.	mastoid - relating to or resembling a nipple   mastoidal

Translations

mastoide

mastoid

[ˈmæstɔɪd]

A. ADJ → mastoides inv

B. N → mastoides f inv

mastoid

adj → warzenförmig, mastoid (spec)

n → Warzenfortsatz m, → Mastoid nt (spec)

mastoid

[ˈmæstɔɪd] n

a. (also mastoide bone) → mastoide f

b. (Med) (fam) (inflammation) = mastoiditis

mas·toid

n. mastoides, apófisis del hueso temporal;

1. a. mastoideo-a, rel. a la mastoides o que ocurre en la región del proceso mastoideo;

2. semejante a una mama.

mastoid

adj mastoideo