temporal bone

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temporal bone

noun temporal bones

  1. Either of two compound bones that collectively make up the sides and base of the skull.

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noun either of two compound bones at the sides of the skull

Españolhueso temporal, temporal
日本語側頭骨 sokutōkotsu, 顳顬骨 shōjukotsu
Portuguêstemporal
Françaisos temporal
DeutschSchläfenbein
Italianoosso temporale
Ελληνικάκροταφικό οστό krotafikó ostó
Русскийвисо́чная кость visóčnaja kostʹ
Tiếng Việtxương thái dương

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@misc{temporal_bone_2026,
  title = {temporal bone},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/temporal%20bone},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}