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stylomastoid

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stylomastoid /sty·lo·mas·toid/ (sti″lo-mas´toid) pertaining to the styloid and mastoid processes of the temporal bone.
stylomastoid [sti″lo-mas´toid]
pertaining to the styloid and mastoid processes of the temporal bone.

stylomastoid
pertaining to the styloid and mastoid processes of the temporal bone.


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