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mastoid
mastoid (mas-toid) adj. relating to the mastoid process. m. antrum an air-filled channel connecting the mastoid process to the cavity of the middle ear. m. cells air spaces in the mastoid process. m. process a nipple-shaped process on the temporal bone that extends downward and forward behind the ear canal.
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"mastoid." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "mastoid." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O62-mastoid.html "mastoid." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O62-mastoid.html |
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mastoid
mas·toid / ˈmasˌtoid/ • adj. Anat. of or relating to the mastoid process: mastoid disease. • n. Anat. the mastoid process. ∎ (mastoids) [treated as sing.] inf. mastoiditis. |
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"mastoid." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "mastoid." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-mastoid.html "mastoid." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-mastoid.html |
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mastoid process
mastoid process An outgrowth from the temporal bone of the skull containing air cavities that communicate with the cavity of the middle ear. In humans it is a route through which infection may spread from the middle ear.
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"mastoid process." A Dictionary of Biology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "mastoid process." A Dictionary of Biology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O6-mastoidprocess.html "mastoid process." A Dictionary of Biology. 2004. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O6-mastoidprocess.html |
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mastoid
mastoid (anat., of bones, etc.) nipple-shaped. XVIII. — F. mastoïde or modL. mastoīdēs — Gr. mastoeidḗs, f. mastós breast; see -OID.
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T. F. HOAD. "mastoid." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "mastoid." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-mastoid.html T. F. HOAD. "mastoid." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-mastoid.html |
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mastoid process
mastoid process In animals, a bony outgrowth behind the ear: it contains air spaces which communicate with the middle ear.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "mastoid process." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "mastoid process." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O8-mastoidprocess.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "mastoid process." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O8-mastoidprocess.html |
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mastoid
mastoid •avoid, Boyd, Coed, droid, Floyd, Freud, Lloyd, overjoyed, self-employed, unalloyed, underemployed, unemployed, void
•geoid • amoeboid (US ameboid)
•globoid • cuboid • gadoid • typhoid
•fungoid • discoid • tabloid • colloid
•celluloid • mongoloid • alkaloid
•coralloid • crystalloid • prismoid
•arachnoid • sphenoid • hominoid
•crinoid, echinoid
•solenoid • humanoid • paranoid
•hypoid • anthropoid • gabbroid
•android • steroid • thyroid • hydroid
•spheroid • meteoroid • Murgatroyd
•Polaroid
•haemorrhoid (US hemorrhoid)
•asteroid • schizoid • factoid • mastoid
•deltoid • planetoid • ovoid • trapezoid
•rhizoid
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"mastoid." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "mastoid." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-mastoid.html "mastoid." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-mastoid.html |
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