petromastoid

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word petromastoid. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word petromastoid, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say petromastoid in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word petromastoid you have here. The definition of the word petromastoid will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofpetromastoid, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

English

Etymology

From petro- +‎ mastoid.

Pronunciation

Adjective

petromastoid (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) Of or relating to the petrous and mastoid parts of the temporal bone
    Synonym: periotic
    petrmastoid bone
    petrmastoid canal
    petrmastoid portion of the bone

Noun

petromastoid (plural petromastoids)

  1. The portion of the temporal bone that includes the petrous and mastoid parts.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “petromastoid”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia