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vo·mer

 (vō′mər)
n.
A thin flat bone forming the inferior and posterior part of the nasal septum and dividing the nostrils in most vertebrates.

[Latin vōmer, plowshare.]

vo′mer·ine′ (-mə-rīn′) adj.
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vomer

(ˈvəʊmə)
n
(Anatomy) the thin flat bone forming part of the separation between the nasal passages in mammals
[C18: from Latin: ploughshare]
vomerine adj
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vo•mer

(ˈvoʊ mər)

n.
a bone of the skull in most vertebrates, forming part of the nasal septum of mammals.
[1695–1705; < Latin vōmer plowshare]
vo•mer•ine (ˈvoʊ məˌraɪn, -mər ɪn, ˈvɒm əˌraɪn, -ər ɪn) adj.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.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
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Translations

vo·mer

n. vómer, hueso impar que forma parte del tabique medio de las fosas nasales.
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The median nasal prominence gives rise to midline structures, including the vomer and nasal septum, the medial and inferior portions of the nostril, the philtrum, and the primary palate
[14] None of the patients in our study had pneumatised vomer but it was reported to be 1.6% by Suri N et al, [3] and 2.7% by Dakshina Murthy et al.
The vomer bone as one component of septal cartilage (SC) in nasomaxillary complex represents the most common site in the reconstruction surgery because it lies within the surgical field and the relative flatness, thickness, and hardness of the vomer make it need more evaluation.
Chondrichthyes Carcharhinidae Rhizoprionodon lalandii Dasyatidae Dasyatis guttata Gymnuridae Gymnura micrura Myliobatidae Myliobates narinari Myliobatidae Rhynoptera bonasus Osteichthyes -- Nao identificado -- Nao identificado Ariidae Genidens genidens Carangidae Selene vomer Carangidae Carangoides bartholomaei Carangidae Trachinotus carolinus Carangidae Trachinotus goodei Carangidae Caranx latus Carangidae Nao identificado Centropomidae Centropomus sp.
During field work for this study we also recovered four specimens that are thought to be fish cranial material including a head plate, paired and medial elements (possibly a vomer), a tooth socket, and a partial skull with dermal ornamentation (R.F.
Fifteen characters showed too little variation within the family--were too consistent--to be useful: Degree of ossification of the nasal septum, degree of ossification of the nasal conchs, presence or absence of a horizontal flange of the nasal septum (= floor of the nasal capsule), rostral palatines twisted or not, shape of orbital process of quadrate bone, shape of retroarticular process of mandible, completeness of rostral palate, shape of process 7b of mandible, shape of pseudotemporal process of mandible, presence or absence of a free lacrimal bone, degree of fusion of pterygoid-palatine junction, ratio of ulna length: humerus length, ratio of tibiotarsus length: tarsometatarsus length, degree of squamosal inflation, shape and size of the rostral end of the vomer.
Las piezas oseas asignables al craneo, en su mayoria se encuentran muy fragmentadas y en muy pocos casos pudimos identificarlas con algun elemento anatomico conocido, por ejemplo, basioccipital, cuadrado, operculo, vomer, entre otros.
Broad patch of teeth in front of both jaws, narrowing to single row on either side; vomer and palatines with patches of teeth.
Tale appariva quella atroce testa, qual quella della vipera o serpente che spesso l'arator col vomer fende.