2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the styloid process.
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{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. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
styloid — [stī′loid΄] adj. 1. resembling a style; styliform 2. Anat. designating or of any of various long, slender processes, esp. that at the base of the temporal bone … English World dictionary
styloid — /stuy loyd/, adj. 1. Bot. resembling a style; slender and pointed. 2. Anat. pertaining to a styloid process. [1605 15; < NL styloides. See STYLE, OID] * * * … Universalium
styloid — adjective 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 … Wiktionary
styloid — adj. resembling a style, slender and pointed (Botany); pertaining to the styloid process (Anatomy) … English contemporary dictionary
styloid — adj. & n. adj. resembling a stylus or pen. n. (in full styloid process) a spine of bone, esp. that projecting from the base of the temporal bone. Etymology: mod.L styloides f. Gk stuloeides f. stulos pillar … Useful english dictionary
Styloid process — Styloid Sty loid, a. [Style + oid: cf. F. stylo[ i]de, Gr. ?.] 1. Styliform; as, the styloid process. [1913 Webster] 2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the styloid process. [1913 Webster] {Styloid process} (Anat.), a long and slender process from the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
styloid process — n any of several long slender pointed bony processes: as a) a sharp spine that projects downward and forward from the inferior surface of the temporal bone just in front of the stylomastoid foramen and that is derived from cartilage of the second … Medical dictionary
Styloid process — In anatomy, a styloid process (from Greek stylos , pillar ), usually serving as points of attachment for muscles, refers to the slender, pointed process (protrusion) of : * temporal bone of the skull Styloid process (temporal) * radius bone of… … Wikipedia
styloid — adjective Date: 1709 resembling a style ; styliform used especially of slender pointed skeletal processes (as on the ulna) … New Collegiate Dictionary
styloid — adj. [Gr. stylos, pillar; eidos, like] Long and slender; belonoid; aciform … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
