mastoid

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun process of the temporal bone behind the ear at the base of the skull
  2. adjective of or relating to or in the region of the mastoid process
  3. adjective relating to or resembling a nipple

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”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

mastoid process, mastoid bone, mastoidal

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