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retromastoid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
retro-mas-toid
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Behind the mastoid bone or mastoid process

Etymology

From retro- + mastoid.

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does retromastoid mean?
Behind the mastoid bone or mastoid process
Where does retromastoid come from?
From retro- + mastoid.

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