bony structure
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Then, they used those models to measure the area of a bony structure in the skull known as the cribriform plate, which is perforated by olfactory nerves that shuttle scent information to the brain.
From Science Magazine • Apr. 26, 2024
Dr. Sakthila Jeyakumar of Chesapeake Veterinary Surgical Specialists removed her ear canal and part of the ear’s bony structure.
From Washington Times • Nov. 13, 2020
According to Stanford Health Care, they are made of a bony structure surrounded by vascular tissue and a mucous membrane outside, and can become swollen or inflamed by allergies, irritation or infection.
From Fox News • May 28, 2019
The pubic arch is the bony structure formed by the pubic symphysis, and the bodies and inferior pubic rami of the adjacent pubic bones.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
A false blow with pick or chisel might destroy irreparably some important bony structure.
From Dinosaurs With Special Reference to the American Museum Collections by Osborn, Henry Fairfield
