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Temporal bone
Either of two compound bones that collectively make up the sides and base of the skull.
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Either of two compound bones that collectively make up the sides and base of the skull.
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| os temporalenoun | a thick bone forming the side of the human cranium and encasing the inner ear |
| temporal | (relational) Relating to time: |
| parietal bonenoun | (anatomy) Either of two bones that together form the sides and top of the skull. |
| parietalnoun | (anatomy) Either of the two parietal bones, on the top and side of the skull. |
| posttemporalnoun | A posttemporal bone. |
| skullbonenoun | The bone that forms the skull. |
| occipital bonenoun | The bone at the back of the skull in humans and various other animals. |
| frontal bonenoun | (anatomy) The bone which forms the front part of the skull and the upper part of the eye sockets and nasal cavity. |
| squamosal | (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the platelike part of the temporal bone |
| tympanal | (medicine) tympanic |
| frontoparietalnoun | The frontal bone and parietal bone considered as a unit. |
| tympanic bonenoun | (anatomy) A bone of the skull which encloses part of the tympanum and supports the tympanic membrane. In humans it is part of the temporal bone, whereas in other animals it is separate. |
| otic bonenoun | (anatomy) A bone inside the ear. |
| skullnoun | (anatomy) The main bones of the head considered as a unit; including the cranium, facial bones, and mandible. |
| ethmoid bonenoun | The bone of the skull between the eyes and at the roof of the nose. |
| sphenoid bonenoun | A compound bone at the base of the skull behind the eyes in humans and various other animals. |
| parachordalnoun | Such a bar of cartilage that will form the base of the skull. |
| tablaturenoun | A form of musical notation indicating fingering rather than the pitch of notes, commonly used for stringed instruments. |
| cranial basenoun | (anatomy) The base of the skull, which is made up of the endocranium and the lower parts of the calvaria. |
| nasal bonenoun | (anatomy, zootomy) Either of two bones of the skull of vertebrates above the fishes which lie in front of the frontal bones and in humans are oblong in shape forming by their junction the bridge of the nose and partly covering the nasal cavity. |
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