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mastoid

mas·toid

UK/ˈmæ.stɔɪd/ uncommon informal

adjective

1.

relating to or resembling a nipple

Synonyms

noun

Origin

Borrowed from New Latin mastoīdēs, from Ancient Greek μᾰστοειδής (măstoeidḗs, “like a breast”), from μᾰστός (măstós, “a woman's breast”) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-like, -oid”).

Phrases

  • mastoid bone
  • mastoid cell
  • mastoid process

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