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Vomer


Vo′mer

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Noun.
[L., a plowshare.]
(Anat.)
(a)
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.
(b)
The pygostyle.

Definition 2024


vómer

vómer

See also: vomer, vòmer, and vômer

Galician

Noun

vómer m (plural vómeres)

  1. (anatomy) vomer, the vomer bone

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin vōmer (ploughshare), due to its thin shape.

Pronunciation

Noun

vómer m (plural vómeres)

  1. (anatomy) vomer bone

Hypernyms

Related terms

  • vomeriano