different between tympanohyal vs styloid

English

Etymology

tympano- +? hyal

Adjective

tympanohyal (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the tympanum and the hyoidean arch.

Noun

tympanohyal (plural tympanohyals)

1. (anatomy) The proximal segment in the hyoidean arch, becoming a part of the styloid process of the temporal bone in the adult human.

English

Etymology

From style or stylus +? -oid (“-like, resembling”). Compare Ancient Greek ?????????? (st?loeid?s).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?sta?.l??d/
• Rhymes: -a?l??d

Adjective

styloid (not comparable)

1. Resembling a stylus or pen.

   Synonym: styliform

2. (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the styloid process.

Derived terms

• poststyloid
• prestyloid
• stylo-, styl-
• styloid process

Translations

Noun

styloid (plural styloids)

1. (anatomy) Ellipsis of styloid process.

Translations

References

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

Anagrams

• Doylist, ditosyl, odylist