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adj
Being the process of the temporal bone behind the ear.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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adj
Being the process of the temporal bone behind the ear.
Being any of several bony elements that occupy a similar position in the skull of lower vertebrates.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: anatomy, biology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences, zoology, zootomy
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adj
Of or relating to the mastoid process of the temporal bone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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adj
Shaped like a nipple.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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noun
Ellipsis of mastoid process.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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noun
Clipping of mastoiditis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal
Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
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adjective
relating to or resembling a nipple
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: mastoidal
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adjective
of or relating to or in the region of the mastoid process
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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noun
process of the temporal bone behind the ear at the base of the skull
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: mastoid process, mastoid bone, mastoidal
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: process, outgrowth, appendage
History
Borrowed from New Latin mastoīdēs, from Ancient Greek μᾰστοειδής (măstoeidḗs, “like a breast”), from μᾰστός (măstós, “a woman's breast”) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-like, -oid”).
