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bowl (bōl) a rounded, more or less hemispherical open container.
mastoid bowl , mastoidectomy bowl the hollow bony defect in the temporal bone created by open mastoidectomy.
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The facial ridge was lowered inferiorly at the level of the digastric ridge to allow for unencumbered communication between the mastoid bowl and the meatus (figure 1).
Revision tympanomastoid surgery. (Original Article) by Meyer, Suzanna E. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
By definition, modified radical mastoidectomy involves the grafting of the middle ear space, which (when disease permits) allows for the sealing of the eustachian tube and prevents the middle ear mucosa from draining into the epithelialized mastoid bowl.
Surgery for chronic ear disease by Haynes, David S. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
 
 
 
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