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Webster 1913 Edition


Paramastoid

Parˊa-mas′toid

,
Adj.
[Pref.
para-
+
mastoid
.]
(Anat.)
Situated beside, or near, the mastoid portion of the temporal bone; paroccipital; – applied especially to a process of the skull in some animals.

Definition 2024


paramastoid

paramastoid

English

Adjective

paramastoid (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) Situated beside, or near, the mastoid portion of the temporal bone; paroccipital; applied especially to a process of the skull in some animals.