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vomer
n.
thin flat bone which divides the nostrils in the nose
Vomer
The
vomer () is one of the unpaired facial
bones of the
skull. It is located in the midsagittal line, and articulates with the
sphenoid, the
ethmoid, the left and right
palatine bones, and the left and right
maxillary bones. The vomer forms the inferior part of the nasal septum, with the superior part formed by the
perpendicular plate of the ethmoid bone. The name is derived from the Latin word for a ploughshare and the shape of the bone.
vomer
Noun
1. thin trapezoidal bone of the skull forming the posterior and inferior parts of the nasal septum
(hypernym) bone, os
(part-holonym) skull
vomer
nm.
vomer, thin flat bone which divides the nostrils in the nose
Vomer
(n.)
The pygostyle.
(n.)
A bone, or one of a pair of bones, beneath the ethmoid region of the skull, forming a part a part of the partition between the nostrils in man and other mammals.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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