sty|loid

sty|loid
sty|loid «STY loyd», adjective.
1. like a style; slender and pointed.
2. of or having to do with a styloid process.
[< New Latin styloides < Greek st < st pillar (sense influenced by Latin stilus style) + eîdos form]

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