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mastoidectomy

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(mas′to̵i dek′tə mē)

noun pl. mastoidectomies

the surgical removal of part or all of a mastoid

Origin: see -ectomy

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noun pl. mas·toid·ec·to·mies

Surgical removal of mastoid cells or part or all of the mastoid process.

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