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mastoid

[mas-toid]

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adjective Anatomy.

of or pertaining to the mastoid process.

resembling a breast or nipple.

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noun

the mastoid process.

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one member of the first seven pairs of ribs that are attached in humans to the sternum

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Origin:
1725–35; < Neo-Latin mastoīdēs < Greek mastoeidḗs. See masto-, -oid

Related forms

in·ter·mas·toid, adjective

post·mas·toid, adjective

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World English Dictionary

mastoid (ˈmæstɔɪd)

—*adj*
1.	shaped like a nipple or breast
2.	designating or relating to a nipple-like process of the temporal bone behind the ear

—n
3.	the mastoid process
4.	informal mastoiditis

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Word Origin & History

mastoid

1732, from Gk. mastoeides "resembling a breast," from mastos "breast" (see mastectomy) + -oeides "like," from eidos "form, shape" (see -oid).

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Medical Dictionary

mastoid mas·toid (mās'toid')
n.
The mastoid process. adj.