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NASAL BONE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

An elongated rectangular bone that forms the bridge of the nose

Synonyms:

nasal; nasal bone; os nasale

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Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("nasal bone" is a kind of...):

bone; os (rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates)

Meronyms (parts of "nasal bone"):

rhinion (the anterior tip at the end of the suture of the nasal bones)

Holonyms ("nasal bone" is a part of...):

bridge (the hard ridge that forms the upper part of the nose)

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