"mastoid process" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mastoid processes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} mastoid process (plural mastoid processes)
  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: processus mastoideus, mastoid, mastoid bone, temporal apophysis Translations (projection of the temporal bone): apòfisi mastoide [feminine] (Catalan), kartiolisäke (Finnish), csecsnyúlvány (Hungarian), apófisis mastoides [feminine] (Spanish)

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