Phrase Hound found 6 phrases and 22 compound words that contain mastoid. The most common are listed below. Open mastoid in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 6
- mastoid processThe conical, nipplelike projection of the petrous part of the temporal bone, that is situated behind the ear in humans and many other vertebrates, and serves as a site of muscle attachment.
- mastoid cellOne of the small cavities in the mastoid process of the temporal bone that develop after birth and are filled with air.
- mastoid boneThe mastoid process.
- mastoid cellsplural of mastoid cell: One of the small cavities in the mastoid process of the temporal bone that develop after birth and are filled with air.
- mastoid processesplural of mastoid process: The conical, nipplelike projection of the petrous part of the temporal bone, that is situated behind the ear in humans and many other vertebrates, and serves as a site of muscle attachment.
- mastoid bonesplural of mastoid bone: The mastoid process.
Compound words 22
- sternocleidomastoidRelating to or involving the sternum, the clavicle and the mastoid process of the temporal bone.
- petromastoidOf or relating to the petrous and mastoid parts of the temporal bone
- paramastoidSituated beside, or near, the mastoid portion of the temporal bone; paroccipital; applied especially to a process of the skull in some animals.
- occipitomastoidRelating to, or connecting the occipital and mastoid bones
- stylomastoidOf or pertaining to the styloid and mastoid processes of the temporal bone.
- atlantomastoidRelating to the atlas (bone) and mastoid (process)
- bimastoidRelating to, or connecting the two mastoid processes
- cleidomastoidRelating to the clavicle and the mastoid process
- juxtamastoidAlongside the mastoid process
- mastoidalmastoid