mastoidprocess

mastoidprocess
mastoid process n.
A conical protuberance of the posterior portion of the temporal bone that is situated behind the ear in humans and many other vertebrates and serves as a site of muscle attachment. Also called mastoid bone.

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Universalium. 2010.

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