The patient had removal of the bony prominence just behind his external ear. This procedure is a ________
A) turbinectomy
B) stapedectomy
C) mastoidectomy
D) ethmoidectomy
C
Explanation: A) The turbinates are in the nose, not behind the external ear.
B) A stapedectomy removes the stapes in the middle ear, not behind the external ear.
C) Correct! Mastoid/o- means "mastoid process" and -ectomy means "surgical removal."
D) There is no such medical word.
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