mastoideocentesis
[ măs-toi′dē-ō-sĕn-tē′sĭs ]
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n.
Surgical puncture of the mastoid sinuses and the mastoid antrum.
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Words nearby mastoideocentesis
mastoid bone, mastoid canaliculus, mastoid cell, mastoidectomy, mastoid emissary vein, mastoideocentesis, mastoid foramen, mastoiditis, mastoidotomy, mastoid part, mastoid process
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