paramastoid

== English == === Etymology === From para- +‎ mastoid. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -æstɔɪd === Adjective === paramastoid (not comparable) (anatomy) Situated beside, or near, the mastoid portion of the temporal bone; paroccipital; applied especially to a process of the skull in some animals. ==== Derived terms ==== paramastoid process === Noun === paramastoid (plural paramastoids) (anatomy) A paramastoid process.