mastoid bone

English Thesaurus

1. process of the temporal bone behind the ear at the base of the skull (noun.body)

hypernym	:	appendage, outgrowth, process,
definition	:	a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant (noun.body)

part holonym	:	mastoidale,
definition	:	the craniometric point at the lowest point of the mastoid process (noun.body)

part meronym	:	os temporale, temporal bone,
definition	:	a thick bone forming the side of the human cranium and encasing the inner ear (noun.body)

derivation	:	mastoid,
definition	:	of or relating to or in the region of the mastoid process (adj.pert)

derivation	:	mastoid,
definition	:	of or relating to or in the region of the mastoid process (adj.pert)