styloid
English
Etymology
From style or stylus + -oid (“-like, resembling”). Compare Ancient Greek στῡλοειδής (stūloeidḗs).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstaɪ.lɔɪd/
- Rhymes: -aɪlɔɪd
Adjective
styloid (not comparable)
- Resembling a stylus or pen.
- Synonym: styliform
- (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the styloid process.
Derived terms
- poststyloid
- prestyloid
- stylo-, styl-
- styloid process
Translations
of or pertaining to the styloid process
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Noun
styloid (plural styloids)
- (anatomy) Ellipsis of styloid process..
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References
- “styloid”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “styloid”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
Anagrams
- Doylist, ditosyl, odylist