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Record 1 2012-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bones and Joints
DEF

The horizontal plate of the ethmoid bone that forms the roof of the nasal cavity; it is perforated by many foramina for the passage of the olfactory nerves.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Os et articulations
DEF

Lame horizontale de l'ethmoïde, qui coupe la lame verticale à la jonction de l'apophyse crista-galli et unit les deux masses latérales par leurs bords supérieurs.

Spanish

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