tomium
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Origin of tomium
1825–35; < New Latin, equivalent to Greek tóm ( os ) a cutting ( see tome) + New Latin -ium -ium
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Correlated with this peculiarity the maxilla usually has the tomia sinuated, and is generally concave, and smaller and narrower than the mandible, which is also concave to receive the palatal knob.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" by Various
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