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mastoid

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mastoid /mas·toid/ (mas´toid)
1. breast-shaped.
2. mastoid process.
3. pertaining to the mastoid process.
mas·toid (mstoid)
n.
The mastoid process.
adj.
1. Of or relating to the mastoid process, antrum, or sinuses.
2. Shaped like a breast or nipple.
mastoid
[mas′toid]
Etymology: Gk, mastos, breast, eidos, form
1 pertaining to the mastoid process of the temporal bone.
2 breast-shaped.
mastoid [mas´toid]
1. breast shaped.
2. mastoid process.
3. pertaining to the mastoid process.
mastoid
(mas´toid),
n 1. the protuberance of the temporal bone located directly behind the external ear that contains the air cells and on which the cervical muscles attach.
adj 2. breast-shaped.
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