mastoidectomy

noun

mas·toid·ec·to·my ˌma-ˌstȯi-ˈdek-tə-mē

plural mastoidectomies

: surgical removal of part of the mastoid process of the temporal bone

Examples of mastoidectomy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web By the 17th century, this was a fairly common procedure to treat acute ear infections, and skulls showing evidence of a mastoidectomy have been found in Croatia (11th century), Italy (18th and 19th centuries), and Copenhagen (19th or early 20th century). —

Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 15 Feb. 2023 According to the Independent, the placement of the cuts suggests the patient had a mastoidectomy—surgery undertaken to treat an infection of the mastoid bones, which are located just behind each ear. —

Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Feb. 2022 In a radical mastoidectomy, the surgeon will first make a cut behind the ear and then use a bone drill to open access to the middle ear cavity. —

Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 24 Feb. 2022

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