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vomer bone

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The small thin bone that forms part of the septum between the nostrils.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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Synonyms: ploughshare bone

Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: vòmer — small thin bone that forms part of the septum between the nostrils
  • Chinese Mandarin: 犁骨 (lígǔ) — small thin bone that forms part of the septum between the nostrils
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鋤骨 /锄骨 (chúgǔ) — small thin bone that forms part of the septum between the nostrils
  • Czech: kost radličná — small thin bone that forms part of the septum between the nostrils
  • Estonian: sahkluu — small thin bone that forms part of the septum between the nostrils
  • Finnish: vannasluu — small thin bone that forms part of the septum between the nostrils
  • Galician: vómer — small thin bone that forms part of the septum between the nostrils
  • German: Pflugscharbein — small thin bone that forms part of the septum between the nostrils
  • Hungarian: ekecsont — small thin bone that forms part of the septum between the nostrils
  • Ido: vomero — small thin bone that forms part of the septum between the nostrils
  • Irish: vómar — small thin bone that forms part of the septum between the nostrils
  • Japanese: 鋤骨 (jokotsu) — small thin bone that forms part of the septum between the nostrils
  • Korean: 보습뼈 (boseupppyeo) — small thin bone that forms part of the septum between the nostrils
  • Korean: 서골 (seogol) — small thin bone that forms part of the septum between the nostrils
  • Norwegian: plogbein — small thin bone that forms part of the septum between the nostrils
  • Polish: lemiesz — small thin bone that forms part of the septum between the nostrils
  • Portuguese: vómer — small thin bone that forms part of the septum between the nostrils
  • Russian: со́шник (sóšnik) — small thin bone that forms part of the septum between the nostrils
  • Swedish: plogben — small thin bone that forms part of the septum between the nostrils
  • Vietnamese: xương lá mía — small thin bone that forms part of the septum between the nostrils