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mastoid process
noun[ C ]
anatomy specializeduk /ˈmæs.tɔɪd ˌprəʊ.ses/ us /ˈmæs.tɔɪd ˌprɑː.ses/
a large piece of bone that is part of the back of the skull just behind each ear:
The mastoid process of the temporal bone is a major site of muscle attachment.
Other symptoms include bleeding from the ear and bruising around the mastoid process.
Electrodes were placed on the right and left mastoid processes.
The neonatal mastoid process is not fully developed and does not provide complete protection of the nerve.
The continuation of this nerve passes between the mastoid process and the external auditory meatus.
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