OS NASALE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does os nasale mean? 

• OS NASALE (noun)
  The noun OS NASALE has 1 sense:

1. an elongated rectangular bone that forms the bridge of the nose

  Familiarity information: OS NASALE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OS NASALE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An elongated rectangular bone that forms the bridge of the nose

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

nasal; nasal bone; os nasale

Hypernyms ("os nasale" is a kind of...):

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

Meronyms (parts of "os nasale"):

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

Holonyms ("os nasale" is a part of...):

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