the mastoid bone. The mastoid process may be felt as the hard area just behind and below the ear (William V. Mayer).
< mastós breast + eîdos form]Useful english dictionary. 2012.
mas|toid|ec|to|my — «MAS toy DEHK tuh mee», noun, plural mies. removal of the mastoid … Useful english dictionary
mas|toid|i|tis — «MAS toy DY tihs», noun. inflammation of the mastoid … Useful english dictionary
ster|no|clei|do|mas|toid — «STEHR noh KLY doh MAS toyd», adjective. connecting the breastbone (sternum), the clavicle, and the mastoid process of the temporal bone (applied to each of two muscles of the neck that serve to turn and nod the head). ╂[< New Latin sternum… … Useful english dictionary
ster|no|mas|toid — «STUR noh MAS toyd», adjective. = sternocleidomastoid. (Cf. ↑sternocleidomastoid) … Useful english dictionary
sty|lo|mas|toid — «STY loh MAS toyd», adjective. common to the styloid and mastoid processes of the temporal bone … Useful english dictionary
toid — an·a·phy·lac·toid; as·bes·toid; asth·ma·toid; ban·toid; cal·a·mi·toid; car·ci·no·ma·toid; cat·a·lep·toid; chlo·ri·toid; cho·reo·ath·e·toid; chro·ma·toid; cys·toid·ea; de·man·toid; den·toid; der·ma·toid; ec·ze·ma·toid; el·e·phan·toid;… … English syllables
mastoid — mas·toid … English syllables
mastoidectomy — mas·toid·ec·to·my … English syllables
mastoidotomy — mas·toid·ot·o·my … English syllables
mastoidotomy — mas·toid·ot·o·my .mas .tȯid ät ə mē n, pl mies incision of the mastoid * * * mas·toid·ot·o·my (mas″toi dotґə me) [mastoid + tomy] surgical incision of the mastoid process, usually into the antrum … Medical dictionary
