Medical Definition of Mastoid antrum

1. A cavity in the petrous portion of the temporal bone, communicating posteriorly with the mastoid cells and anteriorly with the epitympanic recess of the middle ear via the aperture of the mastoid antrum. Synonym: antrum mastoideum, tympanic antrum, Valsalva's antrum. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mastoid Antrum

mastodon
mastodonic
mastodons
mastodonsaurus
mastodont
mastodontic
mastodontoid
mastodonton
mastodonts
mastodynia
mastodyny
mastoid
mastoid abscess
mastoid air cells
mastoid angle of parietal bone
mastoid antrum (current term)
mastoid artery
mastoid bone
mastoid bones
mastoid border of occipital bone
mastoid branch of occipital artery
mastoid branches of posterior auricular artery
mastoid canaliculus
mastoid cells
mastoid emissary vein
mastoid empyema
mastoid fontanel
mastoid foramen
mastoid fossa
mastoid groove

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