os palatinum

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Noun os palatinum has 1 sense

palatine, palatine bone, os palatinum - 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
--₁ is a kind of bone, os

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Term: Os Palatinum

Description:

Os Palatinum is a term in anatomy referring to the palatine bone, which is one of the bones that form the bony structure of the roof of the mouth, known as the hard palate. It is located between the maxillary bones and the pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone.

Sample Sentences:

The os palatinum helps to support and stabilize the structures of the nasal cavity.
In cases of injury, a fracture to the os palatinum can lead to difficulty in speaking and eating.
The development of the os palatinum occurs during fetal development.

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