"Vomer" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
D055172
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A02.835.232.781.324.971 A04.531.591.469
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| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Vomer" by people in Profiles.
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Maxillary Growth in Cleft Lip and Palate Patients, With and Without Vomerine Flap Closure of the Hard Palate at the Time of Lip Repair: A Retrospective Analysis of Prospectively Collected Nonrandomized Data, With 10-Year Cephalometric Outcomes. Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2018 10; 55(9):1205-1210.