Term Name: | postorbital bone |
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Synonyms: | postorbital |
Definition: | The postorbital is one of the bones in vertebrate skulls which forms a portion of the dermal skull roof and, sometimes, a ring about the orbit. Generally, it is located behind the postfrontal and posteriorly to the orbital fenestra. In some vertebrates, the postorbital is fused with the postfrontal to create a postorbitofrontal. |
Ontology: | Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0011169] |