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pneumatization

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pneumatization /pneu·ma·ti·za·tion/ (noo″mah-tĭ-za´shun) the formation of air cells or cavities in tissue, especially in the temporal bone.
pneu·ma·ti·za·tion (nm-t-zshn)
n.
The development of air cells or cavities, such as those of the mastoid and ethmoidal bones.

pneumatization [nu″mah-tĭ-za´shun]
the formation of air cavities in tissue, especially such formation in the temporal bone.

pneumatization
the formation of air cavities in tissue, especially such formation in the temporal bone.


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Pneumatization of the middle ear begins at week 29 and continues to week 34, when the process expands posteriorly to form the mastoid antrum.
8 found a higher incidence of pneumatization of the middle turbinate in the Caucasian race than in the Chinese population.
Not a large enough series of skeletons of any species was examined to speak to their character of delayed pneumatization of the skull.
 
 
 
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