mastoid cell

noun

Definition of MASTOID CELL

: one of the small cavities in the mastoid process that develop after birth and are filled with air

1800

Medical Dictionary

noun

: one of the small cavities in the mastoid process that develop after birth and are filled with air—called also mastoid air cell

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