Anterior nasal spine
anterior nasal spine
anterior nasal spine n.
A pointed projection at the front extremity of the intermaxillary suture.
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See under . a small, somewhat cherry-shaped double structure attached by a stalk to the base of the brain and constituting the master endocrine gland affecting all hormonal functions in the body, consisting of an anterior region ((anterior pituitary) or (adenohypophysis)) that develops embryonically from the roof of the mouth and that secretes growth hormone, […]
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