The palatine bone (n) is a bone in many species of the animal kingdom, commonly termed the palatum (Latin palatum; unrelated to palatium `palace`, from which other senses of palatine derive). == Human anatomy == The palatine bones are paired bones of the skull that are situated at the back part of the nasal cavity between the maxilla and the pte.....
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An irregularly shaped bone posterior to the maxilla, which enters into the formation of the nasal cavity, the orbit, and the hard palate; it articulates with the maxilla, inferior nasal concha, sphenoid, and ethmoid bones, the vomer and its fellow of the opposite side. ... Synonym: os palatinum. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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the irregularly shaped bone forming the back part of the hard palate, the lateral wall of the nasal fossa between the medial pterygoid plate and the maxilla, and the back part of the floor of the orbit.
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. an irregularly shaped bone posterior to the maxilla, which enters into the formation of the nasal cavity, the orbit, and the hard palate; it articulates with the maxilla, inferior nasal concha, sphenoid, and ethmoid bones, the vomer and its fellow of the opposite side. Synonyms: os palatinum &nbs...
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Palatine bone: A bone behind the maxilla which enters into the formation of the hard palate (hence, the name 'palatine'), the nasal cavity, and the floor of the orbit.
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