mastoid lymph nodes
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mas·toid lymph nodes
[TA]two or three nodes in the region of the mastoid process; they receive afferent lymphatic vessels from the scalp and auricle and send efferent vessels to the superior deep cervical nodes.
Synonym(s): nodi lymphoidei mastoidei [TA], retroauricular lymph nodes
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