Svensk definition
Ansiktets skelett, bestående av benen mellan skallbasen och underkäken. Det råder viss oenighet om vilka av huvudets skelettben som skall räknas till ansiktets.
Facial Bones
Ansiktsben
Engelsk definition
The facial skeleton, consisting of bones situated between the cranial base and the mandibular region. While some consider the facial bones to comprise the hyoid (HYOID BONE), palatine (HARD PALATE), and zygomatic (ZYGOMA) bones, MANDIBLE, and MAXILLA, others include also the lacrimal and nasal bones, inferior nasal concha, and vomer but exclude the hyoid bone. (Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p113)
Svenska synonymer
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Engelska synonymer
Bone, Facial — Bones, Facial — Facial Bone