vomer
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mər noun Anatomy.
a bone of the skull in most vertebrates, in humans forming a large part of the septum between the right and left cavities of the nose.
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vomer (ˈvəʊmə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| the thin flat bone forming part of the separation between the nasal passages in mammals | |
| [C18: from Latin: ploughshare] | |
| vomerine | |
| —adj | |
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Vomer
is always a great word to know.
So is maxilla. Does it mean:
| a bone on each side of the face below the eye, forming the prominence of the cheek; cheekbone. |
| upper jaw or jawbone |
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Medical Dictionary
vomer vo·mer (vō'mər)
n.
A thin flat bone of trapezoidal shape that forms the inferior and posterior portion of the nasal septum and articulates with the sphenoid and ethmoid bones, the two maxillae, and the two palatine bones.
vo'mer·ine' (-mə-rīn') adj.
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Example sentences
Teeth on vomer in arrow-shaped patch with a medial posteriorly directed projection.
The posterior border articulates by its upper half with the sphenoidal crest, by its lower with the vomer.
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