Styliform; as, the styloid process. [1913 Webster]
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.
, adj. & n.
--adj. resembling a stylus or pen.
--n. (in full styloid process) a spine of bone, esp. that projecting from the base of the temporal bone.