| mastoiditis |
inflammation of the mastoid
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| mastoid part of temporal bone |
the posterior portion of the pars petrosa ossis temporalis, bounded anteriorly by the external acoustic meatus and articulating superiorly with the parietal bone and posteriorly with the occipital bone. Called also mastoid bone.
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| mastoidectomy |
Mastoidectomy is an operation to remove disease from the bone behind the ear, when medical management is inadequate. There need not be drainage or ear pain for mastoid disease to exist. Sometimes a mastoidectomy is required in order to gain better exposure to the middle ear and attic. Although complications do not often occur, they include persistent ear drainage, infection in the mastoid cavity, and hearing loss which may be permanent. ...
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| mastoid |
Of or relating to mastoid process, the process of the temporal bone behind the ear that is well developed and of somewhat conical form in adults but inconspicuous in children.
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| mastoid |
Gr. mastos = breast or nipple, and eidos = resemblance.
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