vomer

[ voh-mer ]

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.

vomer

/ ˈvɒm-; -rɪn; ˈvəʊmə; ˈvəʊməˌraɪn /

noun

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

Derived Forms

• vomerine, adjective

Other Words From

• vo·mer·ine [voh, -m, uh, -rahyn, -mer-in, vom, -, uh, -rahyn, -er-in], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of vomer¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of vomer¹

C18: from Latin: ploughshare

Example Sentences

The sprat cannot be confounded with the herring, as it has no teeth on the vomer and only 47 or 48 scales in the lateral line.

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Each vomer has two wide serrated flanges laterally.

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The vomer has a thin anterior ridge that gradually disappears before it reaches the border of the premaxillary.

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The nasal bones which, together with the vomer, form the nose, are likewise dermal bones, and so are the pterygoids and palatines.

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The V-shaped bone in front is called the vomer, while the hinder part is called pterygoid.

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