"mastoid process" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: mastoid processes [plural]
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  1. (anatomy) The conical, nipplelike projection of the petrous part of the temporal bone, that is situated behind the ear in humans and many other vertebrates, and serves as a site of muscle attachment. Wikipedia link: mastoid process Categories (topical): Anatomy, Skeleton Synonyms: mastoid, mastoid bone, processus mastoideus, temporal apophysis Translations (projection of the temporal bone): apòfisi mastoide [feminine] (Catalan), kartiolisäke (Finnish), csecsnyúlvány (Hungarian), apófisis mastoides [feminine] (Spanish)

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