tympanomastoid fissure
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tympanomastoid fissure tym·pa·no·mas·toid fissure (tĭm'pə-nō-mās'toid')
n.
A fissure that separates the tympanic portion from the mastoid portion of the temporal bone and transmits the auricular branch of the vagus nerve. Also called auricular fissure.
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