Meanings
nounpalatine bone (plural palatine bones)
plural palatine bones · alternative palatine · alternative os palatinum
- anatomyEither of a pair of bones that are situated behind and between the maxillae, in humans are of extremely irregular form, and make up parts of the eye socket, the nasal cavity, and the hard palate.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouneither 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
Similar
palatineos palatinum
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Catalan os palatí
- os palatíeither of a pair of bones that are situated behind and between the maxillae, in humans are of extremely irregular form, and make up parts of the eye socket, the nasal cavity, and the hard palate
Chinese Mandarin 腭骨
- 腭骨 (ègǔ)either of a pair of bones that are situated behind and between the maxillae, in humans are of extremely irregular form, and make up parts of the eye socket, the nasal cavity, and the hard palate
Czech patrová kost
- patrová kosteither of a pair of bones that are situated behind and between the maxillae, in humans are of extremely irregular form, and make up parts of the eye socket, the nasal cavity, and the hard palate
Esperanto palatosto
- palatostoeither of a pair of bones that are situated behind and between the maxillae, in humans are of extremely irregular form, and make up parts of the eye socket, the nasal cavity, and the hard palate
Estonian suulaeluu
- suulaeluueither of a pair of bones that are situated behind and between the maxillae, in humans are of extremely irregular form, and make up parts of the eye socket, the nasal cavity, and the hard palate
Finnish suulaenluu
- suulaenluueither of a pair of bones that are situated behind and between the maxillae, in humans are of extremely irregular form, and make up parts of the eye socket, the nasal cavity, and the hard palate
French os palatin
- os palatineither of a pair of bones that are situated behind and between the maxillae, in humans are of extremely irregular form, and make up parts of the eye socket, the nasal cavity, and the hard palate
German Gaumenbein
- Gaumenbeineither of a pair of bones that are situated behind and between the maxillae, in humans are of extremely irregular form, and make up parts of the eye socket, the nasal cavity, and the hard palate
Hungarian szájpadcsont
- szájpadcsonteither of a pair of bones that are situated behind and between the maxillae, in humans are of extremely irregular form, and make up parts of the eye socket, the nasal cavity, and the hard palate
Icelandic gómbein
- gómbeineither of a pair of bones that are situated behind and between the maxillae, in humans are of extremely irregular form, and make up parts of the eye socket, the nasal cavity, and the hard palate
Italian osso palatino
- osso palatinoeither of a pair of bones that are situated behind and between the maxillae, in humans are of extremely irregular form, and make up parts of the eye socket, the nasal cavity, and the hard palate
Polish kość podniebienna
- kość podniebiennaeither of a pair of bones that are situated behind and between the maxillae, in humans are of extremely irregular form, and make up parts of the eye socket, the nasal cavity, and the hard palate
Portuguese osso palatino
- osso palatinoeither of a pair of bones that are situated behind and between the maxillae, in humans are of extremely irregular form, and make up parts of the eye socket, the nasal cavity, and the hard palate
Russian нёбная кость
- нёбная кость (njóbnaja kostʹ)either of a pair of bones that are situated behind and between the maxillae, in humans are of extremely irregular form, and make up parts of the eye socket, the nasal cavity, and the hard palate
Slovak podnebná kosť
- podnebná kosťeither of a pair of bones that are situated behind and between the maxillae, in humans are of extremely irregular form, and make up parts of the eye socket, the nasal cavity, and the hard palate
Spanish palatino, hueso palatino
- palatinoeither of a pair of bones that are situated behind and between the maxillae, in humans are of extremely irregular form, and make up parts of the eye socket, the nasal cavity, and the hard palate
- hueso palatinoeither of a pair of bones that are situated behind and between the maxillae, in humans are of extremely irregular form, and make up parts of the eye socket, the nasal cavity, and the hard palate
Turkish damak kemiği
- damak kemiğieither of a pair of bones that are situated behind and between the maxillae, in humans are of extremely irregular form, and make up parts of the eye socket, the nasal cavity, and the hard palate
Ukrainian піднебінна кістка
- піднебінна кістка (pidnebinna kistka)either of a pair of bones that are situated behind and between the maxillae, in humans are of extremely irregular form, and make up parts of the eye socket, the nasal cavity, and the hard palate
Cite this entry
APA
palatine bone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palatine%20bone
MLA
“palatine bone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palatine%20bone. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “palatine bone,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palatine%20bone.
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