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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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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 skull - the bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates |
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vo·mer
n. vómer, hueso impar que forma parte del tabique medio de las fosas nasales.
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