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To excite one’s own genitals so as to produce an orgasm.  

A surgical operation to make a cut into the mastoid process to treat infection. Surgical incision of the mastoid bone, usually done to treat infection. Surgical cutting into the mastoid air cells behind the ear.  

A surgical operation to remove part of the mastoid process, as a treatment for mastoiditis. Surgical removal of part of the mastoid portion of the temporal bone, done to treat chronic otitis media or mastoiditis, when antibiotics are not effective. Surgical removal of the distal portion of the mastoid bone (mastoid process) and portions of…

A cavity linking the air cells of the mastoid process with the middle ear. A hollow space within the temporal bone of the skull that connects with both the mastoid cells and the middle ear. The hollow space located around the mastoid bone behind the ear.  

An air cell in the mastoid process.  

To chew food.  

Atrophy of the mammary gland. Reduction in size (atrophy) of the breasts.  

Very large.  

A muscle in the cheek which clenches the lower jaw making it move up, to allow chewing. A thick muscle in the cheek extending from the zygomatic arch to the outer comer of the mandible. It is important for mastication and acts by closing the jaws. An important muscle of mastication that extends from the…

A large quantity, e.g. a large number of people. A body of matter with no clear shape. A mixture for making pills. The main solid part of bone. A quantity of material, such as cells, that unite or adhere to each other.