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mastoid::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
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| Synonyms | mastoidal |
mastoid::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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| Synonyms | mastoid bone, mastoid process, mastoidal |
| Type of | appendage, outgrowth, process |
mastoid:: | Spocien Dictionary
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Examples of mastoid
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The official announcement said infection set in following a mastoid operation.
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He was the first to point out the connection between the mastoid cells and the middle ear.
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One of the earpieces is placed on the mastoid bone behind the ear.
From the sciencedaily.com
There are no openings in the mastoid bone.
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Suitable targets include the mastoid muscles of the neck, the jugular, throat, nose, jaw, the eyes, and the groin.
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I have been sick in bed with mastoiditis, a serious infection of the mastoid bone behind the ear that is connected to the skull.
From the thisisbristol.co.uk
Deep within these muscle and ligament structures lie the mastoid fascia and the tendinous origin of the sternomastoid muscle.
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The Aurex-3, developed by ADM Tronics in New Jersey, works by pressing a small vibrating probe onto the mastoid bone behind the ear.
From the newscientist.com
We will return to the days of massive mastoid infections, amputations following relatively minor injuries, deaths from diseases like pneumonia, and so on.
From the guardian.co.uk
- Process of the temporal bone behind the ear at the base of the skull
- Of or relating to or in the region of the mastoid process
- Relating to or resembling a nipple
- Adjective, Greek mastos = breast or teat, and eidos = shape or form.
- Hard, boney structure behind the ear.
- Postauricular (behind the ear) part of the temporal bone that can become infected concomitant with an otitis media (middle-ear infection). Modern antibiotic therapy of otitis media and mastoiditis has markedly reduced the need for surgical intervention (mastoidectomy).
- Resembling a breast; bone of the skull
