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Definition of Palatine bone
1. Noun. Either of two irregularly shaped bones that form the back of the hard palate and helps to form the nasal cavity and the floor of the orbits.
Definition of Palatine bone
1. Noun. (anatomy) Either of the two bones that make up the hard palate and situated at the rear of the nasal cavity. ¹
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Medical Definition of Palatine bone
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. Synonym: os palatinum. (05 Mar 2000)