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... > Musculoskeletal System > Skeleton > Bone and Bones > Skull > Temporal Bone > Mastoid
... > Tissues > Connective Tissue > Bone and Bones > Skull > Temporal Bone > Mastoid

Preferred term

Mastoid  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Bone, Mastoid
  • Mastoid Bone
  • Mastoid Bones
  • Mastoid Process
  • Mastoid Processes
  • Process, Mastoid

Note

  • inflammation = MASTOIDITIS; fractures: coordinate MASTOID /inj (IM) + SKULL FRACTURES (IM)

Scope note

  • The posterior part of the temporal bone. It is a projection of the petrous bone.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D008416

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