Meaning | Process of the temporal bone behind the ear at the base of the skull. |
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Synonyms | mastoid, mastoid process, mastoidal |
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Part of | temporal bone, os temporale | A thick bone forming the side of the human cranium and encasing the inner ear |
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Parts | mastoidale | The craniometric point at the lowest point of the mastoid process |
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Broader | process, outgrowth, appendage | A natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant |
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Spanish | apófisis mastoides, mastoides |
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Catalan | apòfisi mastoide, mastoide |
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