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Perpendicular plate

perpendicular plate

flat portion of a bone which lies within or closely approximates a vertical plane.

See: perpendicular plate of ethmoid bone, perpendicular plate of palatine bone.

Synonym: lamina perpendicularis, pars perpendicularis, vertical plate.


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