| mastoid p. |
processus mastoideus ossis temporalis.
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| mastoid p. of temporal bone |
a general term for the posterior part of the petrous (or petromastoid) part of the temporal bone; it is bounded anteriorly by the external acoustic meatus and articulates superiorly with the parietal bone and posteriorly with the occipital bone. Called also mastoid bone.
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