vomer

(vō′mər)

noun

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

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

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See vomer in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A thin flat bone forming the inferior and posterior part of the nasal septum and dividing the nostrils in most vertebrates.

Origin:

Origin: Latin vōmer, plowshare

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