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1. (n.) vomer
a bone of the skull in most vertebrates, forming part of the nasal septum of mammals.
Etymology: (1695–1705; < L vōmer plowshare)
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1. (noun) vomer
thin trapezoidal bone of the skull forming the posterior and inferior parts of the nasal septum
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1. (noun) vomer
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
2. (noun) vomer
the pygostyle
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. vomer
An unpaired thin ploughshare-shaped facial bone. It is situated in the median plane of the SKULL. The vomer forms the posterior and inferior border of the NASAL SEPTUM.
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