palatine bone

/ˌpæləˈtaɪn boʊn/
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Other forms: palatine bones

Definitions of palatine bone
  1. noun
    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
    synonyms: os palatinum, palatine
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    type of:
    bone, os
    rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
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