mastoid process

English

Noun

mastoid process (plural mastoid processes)

1. The conical, nipple-like 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.

Synonyms

• processus mastoideus
• mastoid
• mastoid bone
• temporal apophysis

Translations

projection of the temporal bone

• Catalan: apòfisi mastoide (ca) f
• Finnish: kartiolisäke
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• Hungarian: csecsnyúlvány (hu)
• Spanish: apófisis mastoides f