mastoideocentesis

mastoideocentesis definition - medical

mas·toi·de·o·cen·te·sis (măs-toiˌdē-ō-sĕn-tēˈsĭs)

noun
Surgical puncture of the mastoid sinuses and the mastoid antrum.

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