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1. Styliform; as, the styloid process.
2. <anatomy> Of or pertaining to the styloid process.
<anatomy> Styloid process, a long and slender process from the lower side of the temporal bone of man, corresponding to the tympanohyal and stylohyal of other animals.
Origin: Style: cf. F. Styloide, Gr.
(01 Mar 1998)
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