palatine bone
English
editAlternative forms
edit- palatine (noun), os palatinum
Noun
editpalatine bone (plural palatine bones)
- (anatomy) Either of a pair of bones that are situated behind and between the maxillae, in humans are of extremely irregular form, and make up parts of the eye socket, the nasal cavity, and the hard palate.
Translations
editeither of a pair of bones that are situated behind and between the maxillae, in humans are of extremely irregular form, and make up parts of the eye socket, the nasal cavity, and the hard palate
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References
edit- “palatine”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “palatine”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.