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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mastoid

/ˈmæ.stɔɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.90 in modern English

Syllables
mas-toid
IPA
/ˈmæ.stɔɪd/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Being the process of the temporal bone behind the ear.

adj

Being the process of the temporal bone behind the ear.

adj

Of or relating to the mastoid process of the temporal bone.

adj

Shaped like a nipple.

noun

Ellipsis of mastoid process.

noun

Clipping of mastoiditis.

Informal

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *meh₂d-, mastoīdēs, μᾰστοειδής

Usage

Inflected Forms

mastoids (plural)

Derived Forms

atlantomastoid bimastoid cleidomastoid juxtamastoid occipitomastoid otomastoid paramastoid parietomastoid petromastoid postmastoid retromastoid sternocleidomastoid

Phrases

mastoid bone mastoid cell mastoid process

Frequently Paired Words

breasts

Synonyms

mammiform mastoid mastoidal mammillariform mammillary mammose mastoid process mastoid bone

Rhymes With

sternocleidomastoid sternomastoid stylomastoid paramastoid petromastoid postmastoid occipitomastoid bimastoid supramastoid tympanomastoid

Questions

How do you pronounce mastoid?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmæ.stɔɪd/.
What does mastoid mean?
Being the process of the temporal bone behind the ear.
Where does mastoid come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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