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frontal bone

noun Anatomy.

a broad membrane bone of the skull, forming the forehead and the upper portion of each orbit.

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Nearby words

  1. frontage road,
  2. frontal,
  3. frontal area,
  4. frontal artery,
  5. frontal axis,
  6. frontal cortex,
  7. frontal crest,
  8. frontal cyclone,
  9. frontal groove,
  10. frontal gyrus

Origin of frontal bone

First recorded in 1735–45
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British Dictionary definitions for frontal bone

frontal bone

noun

the bone forming the forehead and the upper parts of the orbits. It contains several air spaces
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Medicine definitions for frontal bone

frontal bone

n.

A cranial bone consisting of a vertical portion corresponding to the forehead and a horizontal portion that forms the roofs of the orbital and nasal cavities.
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