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frontal bone

Noun

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the large cranial bone forming the front part of the cranium: includes the upper part of the orbits

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Other complications include sinobronchitis, maxillary osteomyelitis, and frontal bone osteomyelitis. citation citation citation citation Osteomyelitis of the frontal bone often originates from a spreading thrombo-phlebitis. Source: Internet

They were generally characterized in their late phase by a bony horn at the transition from the nose to the frontal bone and flat molars, suitable for soft plant food. Source: Internet

They grow from a permanent outgrowth of the frontal bone called the pedicle. and can be branched, as in the White-tailed deer ( Odocoileus virginianus ), or palmate, as in the Moose ( Alces alces ). Source: Internet

The cranium (excluding the beak) was wider than it was long, and the frontal bone formed a dome-shape, with the highest point above the hind part of the eye sockets. Source: Internet

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