vomer

American  

[voh-mer] / ˈvoʊ mər /

noun

Anatomy.

1. a bone of the skull in most vertebrates, in humans forming a large part of the septum between the right and left cavities of the nose.

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vomer British  

/ ˈvɒm-, -rɪn, ˈvəʊmə, ˈvəʊməˌraɪn /

noun

1. the thin flat bone forming part of the separation between the nasal passages in mammals

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Other Word Forms

• vomerine
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of vomer

First recorded in 1695–1705, vomer is from the Latin word vōmer plowshare

Example Sentences

Figure 7.17 Nasal Septum The nasal septum is formed by the perpendicular plate of the ethmoid bone and the vomer bone.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

These consist of 14 bones, with the paired maxillary, palatine, zygomatic, nasal, lacrimal, and inferior conchae bones and the unpaired vomer and mandible bones.

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The lower and posterior parts of the septum are formed by the triangular-shaped vomer bone.

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A better view of the vomer bone is seen when looking into the posterior nasal cavity with an inferior view of the skull, where the vomer forms the full height of the nasal septum.

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Hertwig considered that the following bones were originally formed by coalescence of teeth—parasphenoid, vomer, palatine, pterygoid, the tooth-bearing part of the pre-maxillary, the maxillary, the dentary and certain bones of the hyo-mandibular skeleton of Teleosts.

From Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology by E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell