palatine bone

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   either 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

   Synonymspalatineos palatinum

   Broaderbone

Questions about palatine bone

What does palatine bone mean?

palatine bone means "either 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".

What is another word for palatine bone?

Close synonyms include palatine, os palatinum. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.