A combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection with, or relation to, the styloid process of the temporal bone;
n. [ L. stylobates, stylobata, Gr.
a. [ Stylo- + glossal. ] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to styloid process and the tongue. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A stylographic pen. [ 1913 Webster ]
a.
Stylographic pen,
Stylographic pencil,
a. Same as Stylographic, 1. --
n. [ Style + -graphy. ] A mode of writing or tracing lines by means of a style on cards or tablets. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Stylo- + the Gr. letter &unr_;. ] (Anat.) A segment in the hyoidean arch between the epihyal and tympanohyal. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the styloid process and the hyoid bone. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Style + -oid: cf. F. styloïde, Gr. &unr_;. ]
Styloid process (Anat.),
a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the styloid and mastoid processes of the temporal bone. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the styloid process and the maxilla. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Gr. &unr_; column + -meter. ] An instrument for measuring columns. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; a pillar + &unr_;, &unr_;, the eye. ] Same as Stylommatophora. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; column + &unr_; eye +
a. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to Stylommatophora. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n.;
‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; a pillar + &unr_;, &unr_;, the eye. ] (Zool.) A genus of minute insects parasitic, in their larval state, on bees and wasps. It is the typical genus of the group Strepsiptera, formerly considered a distinct order, but now generally referred to the Coleoptera. See Strepsiptera. [ 1913 Webster ]