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单词 mastoid
释义 mas·toid
I. \ˈmaˌstȯid, ˈmaaˌ-\ adjective
Etymology: New Latin mastoides, from Greek mastoeidēs, from mastos breast + -oeidēs -oid — more at meat
1.
 a. : resembling a nipple or breast; specifically : being a process of the temporal bone behind the ear, well developed and of somewhat conical form in adult man but inconspicuous in children
 b. : being any of several bony elements (as the pterotic bone) occupying a similar position in the skull of various lower vertebrates
2. : of, relating to, in the region of, or affecting the mastoid process
II. noun
(-s)
1. : a mastoid bone or process
2.
 a. : mastoiditis
  < recovering from a severe mastoid >
  — not used technically
 b. : an operation for the relief of mastoiditis
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