vomer bone

noun

The small thin bone that forms part of the septum between the nostrils.

Similar
ploughshare bone
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Meanings

nounvomer bone (plural vomer bones)

plural vomer bones

  1. anatomyThe small thin bone that forms part of the septum between the nostrils.

    Synonyms: ploughshare bone

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe small thin bone that forms part of the septum between the nostrils.

Similar
ploughshare bone
Also see
ploughshare bone

Translations

Catalan vòmer
  • vòmersmall thin bone that forms part of the septum between the nostrils
Chinese Mandarin 犁骨, 鋤骨 /锄骨
  • 犁骨 (lígǔ)small thin bone that forms part of the septum between the nostrils
  • 鋤骨 /锄骨 (chúgǔ)small thin bone that forms part of the septum between the nostrils
Czech kost radličná
  • kost radličnásmall thin bone that forms part of the septum between the nostrils
Estonian sahkluu
  • sahkluusmall thin bone that forms part of the septum between the nostrils
Finnish vannasluu
  • vannasluusmall thin bone that forms part of the septum between the nostrils
German Pflugscharbein
  • Pflugscharbeinsmall thin bone that forms part of the septum between the nostrils
Hungarian ekecsont
  • ekecsontsmall thin bone that forms part of the septum between the nostrils
Irish vómar
  • vómarsmall thin bone that forms part of the septum between the nostrils
Japanese 鋤骨
  • 鋤骨 (jokotsu)small thin bone that forms part of the septum between the nostrils
Korean 보습뼈, 서골
  • 보습뼈 (boseupppyeo)small thin bone that forms part of the septum between the nostrils
  • 서골 (seogol)small thin bone that forms part of the septum between the nostrils
Norwegian plogbein
  • plogbeinsmall thin bone that forms part of the septum between the nostrils
Polish lemiesz
  • lemieszsmall thin bone that forms part of the septum between the nostrils
Portuguese vómer
  • vómersmall thin bone that forms part of the septum between the nostrils
Russian со́шник
  • со́шник (sóšnik)small thin bone that forms part of the septum between the nostrils
Swedish plogben
  • plogbensmall thin bone that forms part of the septum between the nostrils
Vietnamese xương lá mía
  • xương lá míasmall thin bone that forms part of the septum between the nostrils
Cite this entry
APA

vomer bone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vomer%20bone

MLA

“vomer bone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vomer%20bone. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vomer bone,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vomer%20bone.

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