mastoidectomy

[ mas-toi-dek-tuh-mee ]

noun,plural mas·toid·ec·to·mies.Surgery.
  1. the removal of part of a mastoid process, usually for draining an infection.

Origin of mastoidectomy

1
First recorded in 1895–1900; mastoid + -ectomy

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British Dictionary definitions for mastoidectomy

mastoidectomy

/ (ˌmæstɔɪˈdɛktəmɪ) /


nounplural -mies
  1. surgical removal of the mastoid process

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