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Mastoid air cells

Mastoid air cells

Numerous small intercommunicating cavities in the mastoid process of the temporal bone that empty into the mastoid or tympanic antrum.

Synonym: cellulae mastoideae, mastoid cells, mastoid sinuses.


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