mastoid air cell
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air cell — n a cavity or receptacle for air esp ALVEOLUS (b) * * * 1. any minute bodily chamber filled with air, such as an alveolus of the lung. 2. a cavity containing air and surrounded by a bodily structure, usually one of the bones of the head, such as… … Medical dictionary
mastoid cell — n one of the small cavities in the mastoid process that develop after birth and are filled with air called also mastoid air cell … Medical dictionary
Cell — The basic structural and functional unit in people and all living things. Each cell is a small container of chemicals and water wrapped in a membrane. Each cell in the human body there are 100 trillion cells in each of us contains the entire… … Medical dictionary
Mastoid part of the temporal bone — Bone: Mastoid portion of the temporal bone Side view of head, showing surface relations of bones … Wikipedia
Mastoid cells — Coronal section of right temporal bone. (Mastoid cells labeled at bottom left.) Latin cellulae mastoideae Gray s … Wikipedia
mastoid cell — noun Date: 1800 one of the small cavities in the mastoid process that develop after birth and are filled with air … New Collegiate Dictionary
mastoid cell — noun : one of the small cavities in the mastoid process that develop after birth and are filled with air … Useful english dictionary
Mastoiditis — Classification and external resources Side view of head, showing surface relations of bones. (Mastoid process labeled near center.) ICD 10 H … Wikipedia
mastoidectomy — A group of operations on the mastoid process of the temporal bone and middle ear to drain, expose, or remove an infectious, inflammatory, or neoplastic lesion. [ … Medical dictionary
List of anatomical topics — This page aims to list articles related to anatomy. This list is not necessarily complete or up to date if you see an article that should be here but isn t (or one that shouldn t be here but is), please update the page accordingly. NOTOC A… … Wikipedia
