Look up: mastoidectomy

1. mastoidectomy
   [n] - surgical removal of the mastoid process
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2. mastoidectomy
   Removal of the mastoid process in the middle ear
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3. mastoidectomy
   <procedure> Hollowing out of the mastoid process by curretting, gouging, drilling, or otherwise removing the bony partitions forming the mastoid cells. ... Origin: mastoid (process) + G. Ektome, excision ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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4. mastoidectomy
   noun surgical removal of some or all of the mastoid process
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5. mastoidectomy
   (mas″toid-ek´tә-me) surgical removal of mastoid cells; the most frequent indication for this is chronic infection in the mastoid process as a complication of chronic otitis media. The extent of surgery depends on extent of destruction. A radical mastoidectomy involves removal of diseased portions of the mast...
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6. mastoidectomy
   mastoidectomy The surgical removal of mastoid air cells during which the surgery may extend into the middle ear. Mastoid air cells are open, air-containing spaces in the skull, behind the ear. The surgery used to be a common way to treat an infection in the mastoid air cells, which usually came fr...
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7. mastoidectomy
   Type: Term Pronunciation: mas′toy-dek′tŏ-mē Definitions: 1. A group of operations on the mastoid process of the temporal bone and middle ear to drain, expose, or remove an infectious, inflammatory, or neoplastic lesion.
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