mastoid
IPA: mæstɔɪd
noun
- (anatomy) Ellipsis of mastoid process.. [(anatomy) The conical, nipplelike projection of the petrous part of the temporal bone, that is situated behind the ear in humans and many other vertebrates, and serves as a site of muscle attachment.]
- (pathology, informal) Clipping of mastoiditis. [(pathology) Inflammation of the mastoid process of the temporal bone.]
adjective
- (anatomy) Being the process of the temporal bone behind the ear.
- (zootomy) Being any of several bony elements that occupy a similar position in the skull of lower vertebrates.
- (anatomy) Of or relating to the mastoid process of the temporal bone.
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