The new mediacal dictionary. 2014.
mastoidectomy — [mas΄toi dek′tə mē] n. pl. mastoidectomies [see ECTOMY] the surgical removal of part or all of a mastoid … English World dictionary
mastoidectomy — noun (plural mies) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1898 surgical removal of part of the mastoid process of the temporal bone … New Collegiate Dictionary
mastoidectomy — /mas toy dek teuh mee/, n., pl. mastoidectomies. Surg. the removal of part of a mastoid process, usually for draining an infection. [1895 1900; MASTOID + ECTOMY] * * * … Universalium
mastoidectomy — noun The surgical procedure to remove part or all of the mastoid process … Wiktionary
mastoidectomy — A group of operations on the mastoid process of the temporal bone and middle ear to drain, expose, or remove an infectious, inflammatory, or neoplastic lesion. [ … Medical dictionary
mastoidectomy — n. surgical removal of the mastoid to clean out infection (Medicine) … English contemporary dictionary
mastoidectomy — mas·toid·ec·to·my … English syllables
mastoidectomy — mas•toid•ec•to•my [[t]ˌmæs tɔɪˈdɛk tə mi[/t]] n. pl. mies srg the surgical removal of part of a mastoid process • Etymology: 1895–1900 … From formal English to slang
mastoidectomy — /mæstɔɪˈdɛktəmi/ (say mastoy dektuhmee) noun (plural mastoidectomies) any operation for the relief of inflammation of or within the mastoid process, especially by the removal of part of a mastoid bone …
mastoidectomy — noun surgical removal of some or all of the mastoid process • Hypernyms: ↑ablation, ↑extirpation, ↑cutting out, ↑excision … Useful english dictionary
