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mastoidMain Entry: 1mas·toid Pronunciation: \ˈmas-ˌtȯid\ Function: adjective Etymology: New Latin mastoides resembling a nipple, mastoid, from Greek mastoeidēs, from mastos breast Date: 1732 1 : being the process of the temporal bone behind the ear; also : being any of several bony elements that occupy a similar position in the skull of lower vertebrates
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