Anatomy
vomer bone
vo·mer bone
Subclass of:
Bone structure of face; Nasal septum
Definitions related to vomer bone:
  • (vomer) A thin, paired or unpaired, trapezoidal bone of the skull located in the floor of the nasal cavity. The vomer forms the posterior and inferior parts of the nasal septum.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (vomer) An unpaired thin ploughshare-shaped facial bone. It is situated in the median plane of the SKULL. The vomer forms the posterior and inferior border of the NASAL SEPTUM.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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