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Noun

1. 1
   The conical, nipplelike projection of the petrous part of the temporal bone, that is situated behind the ear in humans and many other vertebrates, and serves as a site of muscle attachment.
2. 2
   process of the temporal bone behind the ear at the base of the skull wordnet

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mastoid boneanvilearear lobeeardrumhammer

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anterior projectionnonlandmark