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petromastoid

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petromastoid /pet·ro·mas·toid/ (-mas´toid)
1. pertaining to the petrous portion of the temporal bone and its mastoid process.
2. otocranium (2).
pet·ro·mas·toid (ptr-mstoid)
adj.
Of or relating to the petrous and the mastoid portions of the temporal bone of the skull.
petromastoid [pet″ro-mas´toid]
1. pertaining to the petrous part of the temporal bone and its mastoid process.
2. otocranium (def. 2).
petromastoid
1. pertaining to the petrous portion of the temporal bone and its mastoid process.
2. otocranium (2).
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