different between mastoidectomy vs mastoid

English

Etymology

mastoid +? -ectomy

Noun

mastoidectomy (plural mastoidectomies)

1. (surgery) The surgical procedure to remove part or all of the mastoid process

Derived terms

• tympanomastoidectomy

English

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin masto?d?s, from Ancient Greek ?????????? (mastoeid?s, “like a breast”), from ?????? (mastós, “a woman's breast”) +? -????? (-eid?s, “-like, -oid”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?mæ.st??d/
• Rhymes: -æst??d

Adjective

mastoid (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) Being the process of the temporal bone behind the ear.
   1. (zootomy) Being any of several bony elements that occupy a similar position in the skull of lower vertebrates.
2. (anatomy) Of or relating to the mastoid process of the temporal bone.

Derived terms

Noun

mastoid (plural mastoids)

1. (anatomy) Ellipsis of mastoid process.
2. (medicine, informal) Clipping of mastoiditis.

Derived terms

• mastoidal
• mastoidectomy
• mastoiditis

References

• “mastoid”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “mastoid”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

Anagrams

• diatoms