mastoid
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mas·toid
(măs′toid′)n.
The mastoid process.
adj.
1. Of or relating to the mastoid process.
2. Shaped like a breast or nipple.
[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.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() 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 |
Adj. | 1. | mastoid - of or relating to or in the region of the mastoid process |
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Translations
mastoid
adj → warzenförmig, mastoid (spec)
n → Warzenfortsatz m, → Mastoid nt (spec)
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.