Definitions for vomerˈvoʊ mər
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
vo•merˈvoʊ mər(n.)
a bone of the skull in most vertebrates, forming part of the nasal septum of mammals.
Category: Anatomy
Origin of vomer:
1695–1705; < L vōmer plowshare
vo•mer•ineˈvoʊ məˌraɪn, -mər ɪn, ˈvɒm əˌraɪn, -ər ɪn(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
vomer(noun)
thin trapezoidal bone of the skull forming the posterior and inferior parts of the nasal septum
Wiktionary
vomer(Noun)
The vomer bone; the small thin bone that forms part of the septum between the nostrils.
Webster Dictionary
Vomer(noun)
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
Vomer(noun)
the pygostyle
U.S. National Library of Medicine
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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