Usually means: Bone projection behind the ear.
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Definitions from Wiktionary (mastoid process)

noun:  (anatomy) 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.

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