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palatine bone ThesaurusNoun | 1. | palatine bone - 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 orbitsos palatinum, palatinebone, os - rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates |
palatine bone
palatine bone[′pal·ə‚tīn ′bōn] (anatomy) Either of a pair of irregularly L-shaped bones forming portions of the hard palate, orbits, and nasal cavities. palatine bone
pal·a·tine bone [TA] an irregularly shaped bone posterior to the maxilla, which enters into the formation of the nasal cavity, the orbit, and the hard palate; it articulates with the maxilla, inferior nasal concha, sphenoid, and ethmoid bones, the vomer and its fellow of the opposite side. Synonym(s): os palatinum [TA]palatine bonen. An irregularly shaped bone posterior to the maxilla, which forms part of the nasal cavity, the eye socket, and the hard palate.pal·a·tine bone (pal'ă-tīn bōn) [TA] An irregularly shaped bone posterior to the maxilla, which enters into the formation of the nasal cavity, the orbit, and the hard palate; it articulates with the maxilla, inferior nasal concha, sphenoid, and ethmoid bones, the vomer and its fellow of the opposite side. pal·a·tine bone (pal'ă-tīn bōn) [TA] Irregularly shaped bone posterior to maxilla, which enters into formation of nasal cavity, orbit, and hard palate; articulates with maxilla, inferior nasal concha, sphenoid, and ethmoid bones, vomer and its fellow of the opposite side. palatine bone Related to palatine bone: lacrimal bone, Vomer boneSynonyms for palatine bonenoun 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 orbitsSynonymsRelated Words |