NOUN | body | palatine bone, palatine, os palatinum | either of two irregularly shaped bones that form the back of the hard palate and helps to form the nasal cavity and the floor of the orbits |
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Meaning | Either of two irregularly shaped bones that form the back of the hard palate and helps to form the nasal cavity and the floor of the orbits. | |
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Synonyms | palatine, os palatinum | |
Broader | bone, os | rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates |
Spanish | hueso palatal, hueso palatino, os palatinum, palatino | |
Catalan | os palatí |
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