frontal nasal spine

noun

: a median process projecting down from the frontal bone and articulating with the two nasal bones

called also superior nasal spine

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“Frontal nasal spine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frontal%20nasal%20spine. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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