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palatine bone vs os

os vs palatine bone

palatine bone and os both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
palatine bone Yes No No No
os Yes No No No
As nouns, os is a hypernym of palatine bone; that is, os is a word with a broader meaning than palatine bone:
  • palatine bone: either of two irregularly shaped bones that form the back of the hard palate and helps to form the nasal cavity and the floor of the orbits
  • os: rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
Other hypernyms of palatine bone include bone.
palatine bone (noun) os (noun)
either of two irregularly shaped bones that form the back of the hard palate and helps to form the nasal cavity and the floor of the orbits rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
a mouth or mouthlike opening
Difference between palatine bone and os

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