complete mastoidectomy
complete mastoidectomy
an operation to exenterate the air cell system from the mastoid process of the temporal bone for the drainage of the suppuration in acute mastoiditis.
Synonym(s): simple mastoidectomy
com·plete mas·toi·dec·to·my
(kŏm-plēt' mas'toy-dek'tŏ-mē)An operation to exenterate the air-cell system from the mastoid process of the temporal bone for the drainage of the suppuration in acute mastoiditis.