vomer

vo·mer  (vmr)

n.

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

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[Latin vmer, plowshare.]

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vomer·ine (-m-rn) adj.

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vomer [ˈvəʊmə]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) the thin flat bone forming part of the separation between the nasal passages in mammals

[from Latin: ploughshare]

vomerine  [ˈvəʊməˌraɪn -rɪn ˈvɒm-] adj

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Noun

1.

vomer - thin trapezoidal bone of the skull forming the posterior and inferior parts of the nasal septum nasal septum - a partition of bone and cartilage between the nasal cavities bone, os - rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates skull - the bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates