lateral nasal prominence
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lat·er·al nasal prominence
an ectodermally covered mesenchymal swelling separating the embryonic olfactory pit from the developing eye; the ala of the nose develops from it.
Synonym(s): lateral nasal fold, lateral nasal process
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