supramastoid crest
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su·pra·mas·toid crest
[TA]the ridge that forms the posterior root of the zygomatic process of the temporal bone.
Synonym(s): crista supramastoidea [TA]
su·pra·mas·toid crest
(sū'pră-mas'toyd krest) [TA]The ridge that forms the posterior root of the zygomatic process of the temporal bone.
supramastoid crest
A ridge on the superior edge of the posterior root of the zygomatic bone.
su·pra·mas·toid crest
(sū'pră-mas'toyd krest) [TA]The ridge that forms the posterior root of the zygomatic process of the temporal bone.
Synonym(s): crista supramastoidea.
Synonym(s): crista supramastoidea.