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