VOMER

vomer

(noun) thin trapezoidal bone of the skull forming the posterior and inferior parts of the nasal septum

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

vomer (plural vomers)

(anatomy) The vomer bone; the small thin bone that forms part of the septum between the nostrils.

Anagrams

• mover

Source: Wiktionary


Vo"mer, n. Etym: [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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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