mastoid
the mastoid process.
Origin of mastoid
1Other words from mastoid
- in·ter·mas·toid, adjective
- post·mas·toid, adjective
Words Nearby mastoid
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How to use mastoid in a sentence
So the researchers applied sound tones to the implants, natural teeth and mastoid bones of 38 people with hearing loss and a single dental implant.
The Hopkins researchers eventually found the genetic signature of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus in two of the three cadavers, confirming that the virus can make its way to the middle ear and mastoid.
Inside the lab using bones to study COVID and hearing loss | Elizabeth Landau / Undark | January 20, 2022 | Popular-ScienceFrom the mastoid they created a 2-millimeter opening—roughly the width of a spaghetti noodle—into the middle ear.
Inside the lab using bones to study COVID and hearing loss | Elizabeth Landau / Undark | January 20, 2022 | Popular-ScienceParamastoid, par-a-mas′toid, adj. situated near the mastoid, paroccipital.
When the grafting is done at the completion of the mastoid operation.
This will diminish the risk of septic infection from the mastoid cavity.
She had what the doctors term a "mastoid abscess" pressing upon her brain in the neighbourhood of her ear.
This is done in the same manner as in the early stage of the complete mastoid operation (see p. 397).
British Dictionary definitions for mastoid
/ (ˈmæstɔɪd) /
shaped like a nipple or breast
designating or relating to a nipple-like process of the temporal bone behind the ear
the mastoid process
informal mastoiditis
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