mastoid

Definition

Being the process of the temporal bone behind the ear.

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”).

Example Sentences

• "Spores tetrahedral, paraphyses mastoid-claviform, scales smooth, entire."

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