a. [ Style + -oid: cf. F. styloïde, Gr. &unr_;. ] 1. Styliform; as, the styloid process. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the styloid process. [ 1913 Webster ]

Styloid process (Anat.), a long and slender process from the lower side of the temporal bone of man, corresponding to the tympanohyal and stylohyal of other animals. [ 1913 Webster ]