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noun
Any small irregular bone occasionally occurring in the cranium in addition to the normal bones.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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noun
any of the tiny soft bones found in the sutures between cranial bones
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: sutural bone
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: bone, os
History
Named after Ole Worm, Professor of Anatomy at Copenhagen, 1624–1639, who was erroneously believed to have given the first detailed description of these bones.
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