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per·pen·dic·u·lar plate

n 1  :  a flattened bony lamina of the ethmoid bone that is the largest bony part assisting in forming the nasal septum  2  :  a long thin vertical bony plate forming part of the palatine bone - compare HORIZONTAL PLATE  .
 
 

 
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