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Meaning of "mastoid" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MASTOID

mastoid  [ˈmæstɔɪd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MASTOID

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Mastoid can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES MASTOID MEAN IN ENGLISH?

mastoid

Mastoid process

The mastoid process is a conical prominence projecting from the undersurface of the mastoid portion of the temporal bone. It is located just behind the external acoustic meatus, and lateral to the styloid process.

Definition of mastoid in the English dictionary

The first definition of mastoid in the dictionary is shaped like a nipple or breast. Other definition of mastoid is designating or relating to a nipple-like process of the temporal bone behind the ear. Mastoid is also the mastoid process.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MASTOID


anaphylactoid
ˌænəfəˈlæktɔɪd
athetoid
ˈæθəˌtɔɪd
blastoid
ˈblɑːstɔɪd
cestoid
ˈsɛstɔɪd
cystoid
ˈsɪstɔɪd
deltoid
ˈdɛltɔɪd
demantoid
dɪˈmæntɔɪd
eutectoid
juːˈtɛktɔɪd
factoid
ˈfæktɔɪd
granitoid
ˈɡrænɪˌtɔɪd
histoid
ˈhɪstɔɪd
lymphomatoid
lɪmˈfəʊməˌtɔɪd
odontoid
ɒˈdɒntɔɪd
paramastoid
ˈpærəˌmæstɔɪd
phytoid
ˈfaɪtɔɪd
planetoid
ˈplænɪˌtɔɪd
rheumatoid
ˈruːməˌtɔɪd
sarcomatoid
sɑːˈkəʊməˌtɔɪd
teratoid
ˈtɛrəˌtɔɪd
trachytoid
ˈtrækɪˌtɔɪd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MASTOID

mastitides
mastitis
mastix
mastless
mastlike
mastodon
mastodonic
mastodont
mastodontic
mastodynia
mastoidal
mastoidectomies
mastoidectomy
mastoiditis
mastopexy
Mastroianni
masturbate
masturbation
masturbator
masturbatory

WORDS THAT END LIKE MASTOID

allantoid
Bantoid
cactoid
carcinomatoid
dermatoid
goniatitoid
graphitoid
hematoid
herpetoid
hydatoid
hypereutectoid
hypnotoid
lentoid
manatoid
mattoid
monocytoid
myelomatoid
parasitoid
scolytoid
thanatoid

Synonyms and antonyms of mastoid in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «mastoid» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MASTOID

Find out the translation of mastoid to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of mastoid from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «mastoid» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

乳突
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mastoides
570 millions of speakers

English

mastoid
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कर्णमूल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الخشاء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сосцевидного
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mastóide
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্তনাকৃতি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mastoïde
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mastoid
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Warzenfortsatz
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

乳様突起
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

유양 돌기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mastoid
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chũm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பெண் மார்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मागोमाग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

mastoid çıkıntısı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mastoideo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sutkowa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

соскоподібного
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mastoid
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μαστοειδούς
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

mastoïed
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mastoideus
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ørebensknute
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of mastoid

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MASTOID»

The term «mastoid» is regularly used and occupies the 107.150 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MASTOID» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «mastoid» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «mastoid» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about mastoid

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MASTOID»

Discover the use of mastoid in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mastoid and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Middle Ear and Mastoid Microsurgery
Based on more than 30 years' experience and over 20,000 clinical cases, the second edition of Middle Ear and Mastoid Microsurgery presents detailed, step-by-step procedures for the full spectrum of otologic disorders,from assessment and ...
Mario Sanna, Hiroshi Sunose, 2012
2
Middle Ear and Mastoid Surgery
The book describes the latest techniques for virtually every surgery performed in the middle ear and mastoid.This is the first otologic textbook organized not by anatomy or disease, but by operative procedure.
Rex S. Haberman, 2011
3
Essentials of Audiology
Mastoid versus Forehead Bone-Conduction There is a long-standing controversy about whether the best vibrator placement is at the forehead or at the mastoid, and it is not definitively resolved. Forehead placement has several advantages in  ...
Stanley A. Gelfand, 2011
4
Imaging of the Temporal Bone
Praise for this book:This book is highly recommended and should find its way onto the library shelf of every neuroradiology section.
Joel D. Swartz, Laurie A. Loevner, 2011
5
Head & Neck Surgery--otolaryngology
Axial computed tomography scan in a child shows the completely opacified mastoid (black asterisk) and the poorly defined irregular osseous mastoid septations. Frank disruption of the cortical bone of the mastoid is present (black arrows), and ...
Byron J. Bailey, Jonas T. Johnson, Shawn D. Newlands, 2006
6
Manual of Middle Ear Surgery
Ablation of the mastoid tip is currently performed as a part of the reconstruction of the middle ear in cases with extensive pneumatization resulting in a huge cavity that cannot be sufficiently reduced using obliteration techniques. In the present ...
Mirko Tos, 1995
7
Orthopedic Physical Assessment
Mastoid Processes (Below and Behind Ear Lobe). If the examiner palpates the skull following the posterior aspect of the ear, there will be a point on the skull at which the finger again dips inward. The point just before the dip is the mastoid ...
David J. Magee, 2008
8
Chronic Otitis Media: Pathogenesis-oriented Therapeutic ...
Mastoid obliteration and lining using the temporoparietal fascial flap. Laryngoscope 1995; 105: 1010-1013. 46. Yung MW. The use of hydroxyapatite granules in mastoid obliteration. Clin Otolaryngol Allied Sci 1996; 21: 480-484. 47. Black B.
Bernard Ars, 2008
9
Pediatric ENT
More extensive cholesteatoma, which extends into the mastoid air cell system, requires a surgical procedure that involves the removal of mastoid bone. This can present problems with subsequent healing. Several procedures that are intended  ...
John M. Graham, Glenis K. Scadding, Peter D. Bull, 2008
10
Evidence Based Otitis Media
When a chronic perforation is associated with OM, the middle ear (and mastoid) infection may be either acute or chronic. The mastoid gas cell system is invariably involved when the inflammatory process is chronic. Otorrhea may or may not be ...
Richard M. Rosenfeld, Charles D. Bluestone, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MASTOID»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mastoid is used in the context of the following news items.
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Families say: "You don't need to be deaf to learn sign language"
Community safety officer Joyce Jankiewicz lost some of her hearing due to a mastoid problem. She uses an induction loop system to watch TV ... «Scottish Daily Record, Jul 15»
2
LeBLANC: You're only blessed with one set of ears
If you look around the partition at me you will see I will be wearing earmuff style hearing protection that protects my hearing but also the mastoid ... «Your Houston News, Jul 15»
3
Algorithm improves proton range estimates
Similar investigations at other treatment sites containing air, including the paranasal sinuses and mastoid process, may reveal similar errors in ... «Medical Physics Web, Jun 15»
4
Meet the man called 'Grandpa Woodstock'
He has been on disability since 1999 due to a mastoid cyst and constant ear problems. Since the arrest, he has another problem to worry ... «The Daily Freeman, Jun 15»
5
Tronetti: The anatomy of the skull
If you palpate the skull just behind the ear lobe you can feel the mastoid portion of the temporal bone. It is a honeycomb of air spaces that aid in ... «Florida Today, Jun 15»
6
Doris Hart, tennis champion - obituary
As a result of this and other health problems, including a bout of scarlet fever which required a mastoid operation, Doris Hart spent much of her ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
7
When social media saves lives
They urged her to seek urgent medical help, with one mum correctly diagnosing the 21-month-old with mastoid, a bacterial infection of a bone ... «Yahoo7 News, May 15»
8
Human remains are those of Traina Suda Jack
According to DPS, the points of gender identification that Espinola noted were the mastoid process, skull and large pelvis. Still no closure. «Marianas Variety, May 15»
9
Essential oils without essential warnings
Green is a huge believer in oils, "I started placing them on my temples and along behind the ear to the mastoid on both sides." She says they ... «13newsnow.com, May 15»
10
Cochlear's Chris Roberts put to the test
The implant is surgically placed to sit inside the mastoid bone and send electrical signals to the ear's cochlear, or auditory, nerve. It then “talks” ... «The Australian Financial Review, May 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Mastoid [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/mastoid>. Apr 2024 ».
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