Definitions for: Vomer

[n] thin trapezoidal bone of the skull forming the posterior and inferior parts of the nasal septum

Webster (1913) Definition: Vo"mer, n. [L., a plowshare.] (Anat.)
(a) A bone, or one of a pair of bones, beneath the ethmoid
region of the skull, forming a part a part of the
partition between the nostrils in man and other mammals.
(b) The pygostyle.

See Also: bone, nasal septum, os, skull