About The Word Mastoid
Learn about the word Mastoid to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Mastoid definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Mastoid
| Mastoid Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Mastoid?
[n] process of the temporal bone behind the ear at the base of the skull
[adj] relating to or resembling a nipple Synonyms | Synonyms for Mastoid: mastoid process | mastoidal | mastoidal Related Terms | Find terms related to Mastoid: See Also | appendage | mastoidale | os temporale | outgrowth | process | temporal bone Mastoid In Webster's Dictionary \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.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Grantee ‐ a recipient…
- Medically ‐ involving medical practice; "medically trained nurses"; "medically…
- Unpresidential ‐ not presidential; "very unpresidential…
- Genital personality ‐ (psychoanalysis) the mature personality which is not dominated…
- Swedish mile ‐ a Swedish unit of length…
- Sponsor ‐ someone who supports or champions something [n] an advocate who…
- Hoot ‐ something of little value; "it is not worth a damn"; "not worth…
- Lamenting ‐ vocally expressing grief or sorrow or resembling such expression;…
- Aquarium ‐ a tank or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live fish…
- Etiologic ‐ relating to the etiology of a disease; "etiological agent" [adj]…