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| Definition | Mastoid air cells are open, air-containing spaces in one of the skull bones. A mastoidectomy is the surgical removal of these mastoid air cells. The surgery may extend into the middle ear. This surgery is now seldom needed since the widespread use of antibiotics. |
| Alternative Names | Surgical removal of mastoid air cells |
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