mastoid cells

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mas·toid cells

[TA]
numerous small intercommunicating cavities in the mastoid process of the temporal bone that empty into the mastoid or tympanic antrum.
Synonym(s): cellulae mastoideae [TA], mastoid air cells, mastoid sinuses
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