vomeronasal

vomeronasal
Relating to the vomer and the nasal bone.

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vom·ero·na·sal .väm-ə-rō-'nā-zəl, .vōm- adj of or relating to the vomer and the nasal region and esp. to the vomeronasal organ or the vomeronasal cartilage

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vo·mero·na·sal (vo″mər-o-naґsəl) pertaining to the vomer and the nasal bone.

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