Meanings
adjectivepetromastoid (not comparable)
- not comparableanatomyOf or relating to the petrous and mastoid parts of the temporal bone
petrmastoid bone
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petrmastoid canal
petrmastoid portion of the bone
Synonyms: periotic
nounpetromastoid (plural petromastoids)
plural petromastoids
- The portion of the temporal bone that includes the petrous and mastoid parts.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOf or relating to the petrous and mastoid parts of the temporal bone
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Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with petromastoid
mastoidbimastoidcleidomastoidoccipitomastoidotomastoidparamastoidpostmastoidsternocleidomastoidsternomastoidstylomastoidsupramastoidtympanomastoid
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petromastoid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/petromastoid
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“petromastoid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/petromastoid. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “petromastoid,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/petromastoid.
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