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- noun anatomy Either of the two
bones that make up thehard palate and situated at the rear of thenasal cavity .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- 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
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