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Meaning of mastoid process

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

mastoid process

noun

Definitions

  1. The conical, nipple-like projection of the petrous part of the temporal bone, that is situated behind the ear in humans and many other vertebrates, and serves as a site of muscle attachment.

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