mastoid
1 synonym for mastoid, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Adj — Describing the bony part of the skull just behind the ear.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
mastoidal
Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin mastoīdēs, itself from Ancient Greek μᾰστοειδής (măstoeidḗs, “like a breast”), from μᾰστός (măstós, “a woman's breast”) plus -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-like, -oid”).
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