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petromastoid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
petro-mas-toid
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to the petrous and mastoid parts of the temporal bone

noun

The portion of the temporal bone that includes the petrous and mastoid parts.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From petro- + mastoid.

Word Breakdown

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.

Inflected Forms

petromastoids (plural)

Synonyms

periotic

Rhymes With

mastoid sternocleidomastoid sternomastoid stylomastoid paramastoid postmastoid occipitomastoid bimastoid supramastoid tympanomastoid

Questions

What does petromastoid mean?
Of or relating to the petrous and mastoid parts of the temporal bone
Where does petromastoid come from?
From petro- + mastoid.

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