paramastoidn.adj.
/ˌparəˈmastɔɪd/, U.S. /ˌpɛrəˈmæsˌtɔɪd/ Zoology and Anatomy.
A. n.
A bony process of the skull located near the mastoid process; also called paroccipital process.
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inion1814
superoccipital1834
supraoccipital1838
paroccipital1846
paramastoid1848
suroccipital1848
exoccipital1853
basion1878
opisthion1878
1848 T. R. Jones in Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. IV. 370/1 External to the tympanum, and a little behind it, there is a mastoid process; behind which is another (the paramastoid), formed by the occipital bone.
1868 C. Darwin Variation Animals & Plants I. iv. 118 The paramastoids relatively..are generally much thicker than in the wild rabbit.
1937 Q. Rev. Biol. 12 449/2 In swine, hippos, sheep and goats, however, the paramastoid only is involved.
B. adj.
Of, relating to, or designating this process.
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suboccipital1733
inio-glabellar1803
inial1808
supraoccipital1835
exoccipital1839
paramastoid1848
iniac1886
1848 T. R. Jones in Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. IV. 370/2 The paramastoid apophysis is dilated into a prominent plate.
1866 T. H. Huxley in S. Laing Pre-hist. Remains Caithness 101 None of the skulls exhibit paramastoid or pneumatic processes of the occipital bone.
1913 Cunningham's Text-bk. Anat. (ed. 4) 278 This is the paroccipital or paramastoid process.
1950 Amer. Midland Naturalist 44 225 The paramastoid processes are directed backward and slightly inward.
1999 Current Anthropol. 40 81/2 The paramastoid process is not round but extended in shape.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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