mastoid

mastoid

 [mas´toid]

1. breast shaped.

2. mastoid process.

3. pertaining to the mastoid process.

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mas·toid

(mas'toyd),

1. Resembling a mamma; breast-shaped.

2. Relating to the mastoid process, antrum, cells, etc. Synonym(s): mastoidal

[masto- + G. eidos, resemblance]

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mastoid

(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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mastoid

adjective
(1) Referring to the mastoid region in the chondrocranium—e.g., mastoid antrum, mastoid cells, mastoid process.
(2) Referring to a nipple or breast-like shape (seldom used in the working medical parlance).
 
noun Mastoid process of temporal bone; processus mastoideus ossis temporalis [NA6].

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mas·toid

(mas'toyd)

1. Resembling a breast; breast-shaped.

2. Relating to the mastoid process, antrum, cells, and the like.

[masto- + G. eidos, resemblance]

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mas·toid

(mas'toyd)

Relating to the mastoid process, antrum, and cells.

[masto- + G. eidos, resemblance]

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