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Word History
Adjective
borrowed from New Latin mastoīdēs, borrowed from Greek mastoeidḗs "like a breast or nipple" (in mastoeideîs apophýseis "mastoid processes," from the nipple-like protuberance formed by the bone), from mastós "breast, nipple" (probably from a pre-Greek substratal language) + -oidēs -oid entry 1
Noun
by ellipsis from mastoid process, mastoid bone, etc.
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“Mastoid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mastoid. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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