| 单词 |
mastoidectomy |
| 释义 |
mastoidectomy Surg.|mæstɔɪˈdɛktəmɪ| [f. mastoid a. and n. + -ectomy.] Any operation for the relief of inflammation of or within the mastoid process (esp. within the cavities, i.e. the mastoid cells and mastoid antrum, inside this process), as by penetrating into and cleaning out these cavities; excision of the mastoid process.
1898Laryngoscope IV. 365 But the now perfected mastoidectomy, even with its tympanic communication, established under the best antiseptic measures,..left more to be desired. 1909Practitioner Nov. 695, I have of late reserved the operation of mastoidectomy for cases of mastoid abscess in the acute stage with local signs. 1956A.M.A. Arch. Otolaryngol. LXIII. 248/1 The surgery included both mastoidectomies (endaural and postauricular approach) and fenestrations. |

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