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/mas'toy dek"teuh mee/, n., pl. mastoidectomies. Surg.the removal of part of a mastoid process, usually for draining an infection.[1895-1900; MASTOID + -ECTOMY]
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mastoidectomy — [mas΄toi dek′tə mē] n. pl. mastoidectomies [see ECTOMY] the surgical removal of part or all of a mastoid … English World dictionary
mastoidectomy — noun (plural mies) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1898 surgical removal of part of the mastoid process of the temporal bone … New Collegiate Dictionary
mastoidectomy — noun The surgical procedure to remove part or all of the mastoid process … Wiktionary
mastoidectomy — 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. [ … Medical dictionary
mastoidectomy — n. surgical removal of the mastoid to clean out infection (Medicine) … English contemporary dictionary
mastoidectomy — mas·toid·ec·to·my … English syllables
mastoidectomy — n. an operation to remove some or all of the air cells in the bone behind the ear (the mastoid process of the temporal bone) when they have become infected (see mastoiditis) or invaded by cholesteatoma. See also: atticotomy … The new mediacal dictionary
mastoidectomy — mas•toid•ec•to•my [[t]ˌmæs tɔɪˈdɛk tə mi[/t]] n. pl. mies srg the surgical removal of part of a mastoid process • Etymology: 1895–1900 … From formal English to slang
mastoidectomy — /mæstɔɪˈdɛktəmi/ (say mastoy dektuhmee) noun (plural mastoidectomies) any operation for the relief of inflammation of or within the mastoid process, especially by the removal of part of a mastoid bone …
mastoidectomy — noun surgical removal of some or all of the mastoid process • Hypernyms: ↑ablation, ↑extirpation, ↑cutting out, ↑excision … Useful english dictionary
