Definitions for: Mastoid

[n] process of the temporal bone behind the ear at the base of the skull
[adj] relating to or resembling a nipple

Webster (1913) Definition: Mas"toid, a. [Gr. ?; ? the breast + ? form: cf. F.
masto["i]de.] (Anat.)
(a) Resembling the nipple or the breast; -- applied
specifically to a process of the temporal bone behind the
ear.
(b) Pertaining to, or in the region of, the mastoid process;
mastoidal.

Synonyms: mastoid process, mastoidal, mastoidal

See Also: appendage, mastoidale, os temporale, outgrowth, process, temporal bone

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