Anatomy

Vomer

An unpaired thin ploughshare-shaped facial bone. It is situated in the median plane of the SKULL. The vomer forms the posterior and inferior border of the NASAL SEPTUM.

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Abstract

An unpaired thin ploughshare-shaped facial bone. It is situated in the median plane of the SKULL. The vomer forms the posterior and inferior border of the NASAL SEPTUM.

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1 entry terms
  • Vomers

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Aspects Covered

24 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, innervation, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

fractures: coordinate VOMER / inj (IM) + SKULL FRACTURES (IM); neoplasms: coordinate VOMER (IM) + SKULL NEOPLASMS

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History Note

2009; use NASAL SEPTUM 1975-2008

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Previous Indexing

  • Nasal Septum (1964-2008)

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Tree Numbers

  1. A02w.835w.232w.781w.324w.971w
  2. A04w.531w.591w.469w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Vomer. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D055172. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D055172
  2. Vomer. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vomer
  3. Vomer. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193527