stylomastoid foramen

noun

A foramen that occurs on the lower surface of the temporal bone between the styloid and mastoid processes and that forms the termination of the facial canal.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounstylomastoid foramen (plural stylomastoid foramina)

plural stylomastoid foramina

  1. anatomyA foramen that occurs on the lower surface of the temporal bone between the styloid and mastoid processes and that forms the termination of the facial canal.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 莖乳孔 /茎乳孔
  • 莖乳孔 /茎乳孔 (jīngrǔ kǒng)opening on the temporal bone
Cite this entry
APA

stylomastoid foramen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stylomastoid%20foramen

MLA

“stylomastoid foramen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stylomastoid%20foramen. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stylomastoid foramen,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stylomastoid%20foramen.

Source: stylomastoid foramen on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.