Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stylomastoid foramen

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sty-lo-mas-toid -fora-men
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

6

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A foramen that occurs on the lower surface of the temporal bone between the styloid and mastoid processes and that forms the termination of the facial canal.

Inflected Forms

stylomastoid foramina (plural)

Questions

What does stylomastoid foramen mean?: A foramen that occurs on the lower surface of the temporal bone between the styloid and mastoid processes and that forms the termination of the facial canal.

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