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mastoid

/mas-toid/US // ˈmæs tɔɪd //UK // (ˈmæstɔɪd) //

乳突,乳突肌,乳突状,乳突部

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    Anatomy.

    • : of or relating to the mastoid process.
    • : resembling a breast or nipple.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the mastoid process.

Examples

  • Paramastoid, par-a-mas′toid, adj. situated near the mastoid, paroccipital.

  • When the grafting is done at the completion of the mastoid operation.

  • This will diminish the risk of septic infection from the mastoid cavity.

  • She had what the doctors term a "mastoid abscess" pressing upon her brain in the neighbourhood of her ear.

  • This is done in the same manner as in the early stage of the complete mastoid operation (see p. 397).