mastoidectomy

[ mas-toi-dek-tuh-mee ]
/ ˌmæs tɔɪˈdɛk tə mi /

noun, plural mas·toid·ec·to·mies. Surgery.

the removal of part of a mastoid process, usually for draining an infection.

Origin of mastoidectomy

First recorded in 1895–1900; mastoid + -ectomy

Words nearby mastoidectomy

mastoid emissary vein, mastoid foramen, mastoid part, mastoid process, mastoid sinus, mastoidectomy, mastoideocentesis, mastoiditis, mastoidotomy, mastoparietal, mastopathy

British Dictionary definitions for mastoidectomy

mastoidectomy
/ (ˌmæstɔɪˈdɛktəmɪ) /

noun plural -mies

surgical removal of the mastoid process

Medical definitions for mastoidectomy

mastoidectomy
[ măs′toi-dĕk′tə-mē ]

n.

Surgical removal of mastoid sinuses or part or all of the mastoid process.