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Mastoid process has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

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Noun
1

process of the temporal bone behind the ear at the base of the skull

2

The conical, nipple-like projection of the petrous part of the temporal bone, that is situated behind the ear in humans and many other vertebrates, and serves as a site of muscle attachment.

See Also
cleidomastoideus bimastoid petrous mastoiditis transmastoid cholesteatoma mastoid processes mast
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