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Webster 1913 Edition


Styloid

Sty′loid

,
Adj.
[
Style
+
-oid
: cf. F.
styloïde
, Gr. [GREEK].]
1.
Styliform;
as, the
styloid
process
.
2.
(Anat.)
Of or pertaining to the styloid process.
Styloid process
(Anat.)
,
a long and slender process from the lower side of the temporal bone of man, corresponding to the tympanohyal and stylohyal of other animals.

Webster 1828 Edition


Styloid

STYLOID

,
Adj.
[L., Gr.] Having some resemblance to a style or pen; as the styloid process of the temporal bone.

Definition 2024


styloid

styloid

English

Adjective

styloid (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the styloid process, a long and slender process from the lower side of the temporal bone of man, corresponding to the tympanohyal and stylohyal of other animals; styliform.

Noun

styloid (plural styloids)

  1. (anatomy) The styloid process.

References

  • styloid in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

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