MASTOID


Meaning of MASTOID in English

adj. & n.

adj. shaped like a woman's breast.

n. 1 = mastoid process. 2 colloq. mastoiditis. mastoid process a conical prominence on the temporal bone behind the ear, to which muscles are attached.

[ F mastoïde or mod.L mastoides f. Gk mastoeides f. mastos breast ]

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