mastoidectomy

noun mas·toid·ec·to·my \ˌmas-ˌtȯi-ˈdek-tə-mē\

plural mas·toid·ec·to·mies

Definition of MASTOIDECTOMY

: surgical removal of part of the mastoid process of the temporal bone

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use: 1898

Medical Dictionary

noun mas·toid·ec·to·my \ˌmas-ˌtȯid-ˈek-tə-mē\

plural mas·toid·ec·to·mies

: surgical removal of the mastoid cells or of the mastoid process of the temporal bone

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