mastoidectomies

Variant of mastoidectomy

mastoidectomy definition

mas·toid·ec·tomy (mas′to̵i dek′tə mē)

noun pl. mastoidectomies -·mies

the surgical removal of part or all of a mastoid

Etymology: see -ectomy

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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