mastoid
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Definition of mastoid
6 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
- (not-comparable)Being the process of the temporal bone behind the ear.
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adj
- (not-comparable)Being the process of the temporal bone behind the ear.
- (not-comparable)Being the process of the temporal bone behind the ear.
- (not-comparable)Of or relating to the mastoid process of the temporal bone.
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(not-comparable)Shaped like a nipple.
“Spores tetrahedral, paraphyses mastoid-claviform, scales smooth, entire.”
noun
- (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis)Ellipsis of mastoid process.
- (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal)Clipping of mastoiditis.
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Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin mastoīdēs, from Ancient Greek μᾰστοειδής (măstoeidḗs, “like a breast”), from μᾰστός (măstós, “a woman's breast”) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-like, -oid”).
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27 words- ADMIT 8 pts
- AMIDO 8 pts
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3-letter words
48 words- DAM 6 pts
- DIM 6 pts
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