vomeronasal nerve — n a nerve that exists in the human fetus but disappears before birth, that originates in the olfactory epithelial cells of the vomeronasal organ, and that passes through the submucous tissue of the nasal septum and the cribriform plate of the… … Medical dictionary
vomeronasal cartilage — n a narrow process of cartilage between the vomer and the cartilage of the nasal septum called also Jacobson s cartilage * * * cartilago vomeronasalis … Medical dictionary
vomeronasal organ — n either of a pair of small blind pouches or tubes in many vertebrates that are situated one on either side of the nasal septum or in the buccal cavity and that are reduced to rudimentary pits in adult humans but are developed in reptiles,… … Medical dictionary
Vomeronasal organ — Infobox Anatomy Name = Vomeronasal organ Latin = organum vomeronasale GraySubject = 223 GrayPage = 996 Caption = Frontal section of nasal cavities of a human embryo 28 mm. long (Vomeronasal organ of Jacobson labeled at right) Caption2 = Precursor … Wikipedia
Vomeronasal cartilage — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = cartilago vomeronasalis GraySubject = 223 GrayPage = 996 Caption = Frontal section of nasal cavities of a human embryo 28 mm. long. (Vomeronasal cartilage labeled at bottom left.) Caption2 = System =… … Wikipedia
voméronasal, e, aux — adj. Organe voméronasal : élément du système olfactif … Le dictionnaire des mots absents des autres dictionnaires
vomeronasal — adjective Of, pertaining to, or situated near the vomer bone between the nose and the mouth … Wiktionary
vomeronasal — vom·ero·nasal … English syllables
vomeronasal — |vämərō+ adjective Etymology: vomero + nasal : of or relating to the vomer and the nasal region and especially to Jacobson s organ or Jacobson s cartilage … Useful english dictionary
vomeronasal organ — noun Date: circa 1926 either of a pair of small blind pouches or tubes in many vertebrates that are situated one on either side of the nasal septum or in the buccal cavity and that are reduced to rudimentary pits in adult humans but are developed … New Collegiate Dictionary