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vo·mer (vō′mər)

noun

Anat. the thin, flat cranial bone forming the lower and posterior part of the septum that separates the nasal passages

Etymology: ModL < L, plowshare; akin to vomis: see wedge

Related Forms:

  • vomerine vo′·mer·ine (vō′mər in, väm′-) adjective

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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