palatine process (redirected from Palatine process of maxilla)

palatine process

n.

Either of a pair of horizontal plates of the upper jawbone that form the front portion of the roof of the mouth.

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palatine, palatal

pertaining to the palate. See also palate.

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palatine abscess

commonly diagnosed in companion birds. Are often accumulations of keratinized cellular debris as a result of a dietary deficiency of vitamin A.

palatine fissure

narrow gap beside the palatine process of the incisive bone; covered by the vomeronasal organ and pierced by the naso-incisive duct.

palatine process

medial and lateral palatine processes contribute to the development of the palate and the separation of the oral and nasal cavities.

palatine sinus

one of the paranasal sinuses connecting with the nasal cavity that is particularly large in ruminants.

palatine slit

the caudal half of the palate in birds is divided by a median choanal slit.

palatine tonsil

tonsils found on the ventrolateral border of the soft palate, which are large and housed in a tonsillar sinus in dogs and cats, are absent from the pig and are follicular in ruminants and the horse.