OS, GEN. OSSIS, PL. OSSA PALATINUM
\ˌə͡ʊˈɛs], \ˌəʊˈɛs], \ˌəʊ_ˈɛ_s]\
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Palate bone, an irregularly shaped bone behind the maxilla, which enters into the formation of the nasal fossa, the orbit, and the hard palate; it articulates with the superior maxilla, inferior turbinated, sphenoid, and ethmoid bones, the vomer and its fellow of the opposite side.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
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