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Either of a pair of compound bones forming the lateral (left and right) surfaces and base of the skull which contains the organs of hearing. It is a large bone formed by the fusion of parts: the squamous (the flattened anterior-superior part), the tympanic (the curved anterior-inferior part), the mastoid (the irregular posterior portion), and the petrous (the part at the base of the skull).
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- Bone, Temporal
- Temporal Bones
- Stylomastoid Foramen
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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, innervation, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.
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fractures: index TEMPORAL BONE /inj + SKULL FRACTURES; neoplasms: coordinate with SKULL NEOPLASMS
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Temporal Bone. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013701. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013701
- Temporal Bone. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temporal_bone
- Temporal Bone. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16313