English Explanatory Dictionary

palatine bone

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

palatine bone palatine bones palatine os palatinum
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