Webster's 1828 Dictionary
STYLOID
a.[L., Gr. ] Having some resemblance to a style or pen; as the styloid process of the temporal bone.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
STYLOID
Sty "loid, a. Etym: [Style + -oid: cf. F. styloïde, Gr.
1. Styliform; as, the styloid process.
2. (Anat. )
Defn: 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.
New American Oxford Dictionary
styloid
sty loid |ˈstīˌloid ˈstaɪlɔɪd | ▶adjective technical resembling a stylus or pen. ▶noun short for styloid process.
styloid process
sty loid proc ess ▶noun Anatomy a slender projection of bone, such as that from the lower surface of the temporal bone of the skull, or those at the lower ends of the ulna and radius.
Oxford Dictionary
styloid
styl |oid |ˈstʌɪlɔɪd | ▶adjective technical resembling a stylus or pen. ▶noun short for styloid process.
styloid process
styl |oid pro |cess ▶noun Anatomy a slender projection of bone, such as that from the lower surface of the temporal bone of the skull, or those at the lower ends of the ulna and radius.
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