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mastoid process — n the process of the temporal bone behind the ear that is well developed and of somewhat conical form in adults but inconspicuous in children * * * a nipple shaped process on the temporal bone that extends downward and forward behind the ear… … Medical dictionary
Mastoid process — Bone: Mastoid process Side view of head, showing surface relations of bones. (Mastoid process labeled near center.) … Wikipedia
mastoid process — a large, bony prominence on the base of the skull behind the ear, containing air spaces that connect with the middle ear cavity. Also called mastoid, mastoid bone. See diag. under skull. [1725 35] * * * ▪ anatomy the smooth pyramidal or… … Universalium
mastoid process — noun process of the temporal bone behind the ear at the base of the skull • Syn: ↑mastoid, ↑mastoid bone, ↑mastoidal • Derivationally related forms: ↑mastoid (for: ↑mastoid) • … Useful english dictionary
mastoid process — noun The conical, nipple like projection of the petrous part of the temporal bone, that is situated behind the ear in humans and many other vertebrates, and serves as a site of muscle attachment. Syn: processus mastoideus, mastoid, mastoid bone,… … Wiktionary
mastoid process — noun a conical prominence of the temporal bone behind the ear, to which neck muscles are attached, and which has air spaces linked to the middle ear … English new terms dictionary
mastoid process — mas′toid proc ess n. anat. a large bony prominence on the base of the skull behind the ear containing air spaces that connect with the middle ear cavity. • Etymology: 1725–35 … From formal English to slang
Mastoid cells — Coronal section of right temporal bone. (Mastoid cells labeled at bottom left.) Latin cellulae mastoideae Gray s … Wikipedia
Mastoid notch — Left temporal bone. Inferior surface. (Mastoid notch visible at bottom center.) Latin incisura mastoidea ossis temporalis Gray s … Wikipedia
Mastoid — Mas toid, a. [Gr. ?; masto s the breast + e i^dos form: cf. F. masto[ i]de.] (Anat.) (a) Resembling the nipple or the breast; applied specifically to a process of the temporal bone behind the ear. (b) Pertaining to, or in the region of, the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
