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paramastoid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
para-mas-toid
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Situated beside, or near, the mastoid portion of the temporal bone; paroccipital.

adj

Pertaining to the paramastoid process

noun

A paramastoid process.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From para- + mastoid.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

paramastoids (plural)

Phrases

paramastoid process

Rhymes With

mastoid sternocleidomastoid sternomastoid stylomastoid petromastoid postmastoid occipitomastoid bimastoid supramastoid tympanomastoid

Questions

What does paramastoid mean?
Situated beside, or near, the mastoid portion of the temporal bone; paroccipital.
Where does paramastoid come from?
From para- + mastoid.

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