Definition of "vomer" []

• A thin flat bone forming the inferior and posterior part of the nasal septum and dividing the nostrils in most vertebrates. (noun)

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• "Evoking the displeasure of getting a good sniff of fresh vomit, the “vomer” is actually a description of the part of the small bone in the nose where the sensory cells sit."
• "This causes the vomer bone, which runs through the nasal passages to the mouth, to rock back and forth, says Lisa DeStefano, D.O., an assistant professor at the Michigan State University college of osteopathic medicine."
• "We examined the shape of the arch above the vomer (when holding the skull upside down)."