English noun: os temporale | |||
| 1. | os temporale (body) a thick bone forming the side of the human cranium and encasing the inner ear | ||
| Synonyms | temporal bone | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bone, os | ||
| Part holonym | glenoid fossa, mandibular fossa, mastoid, mastoid bone, mastoid process, mastoidal, styloid process, tympanic bone | ||
| Part meronym | braincase, brainpan, cranium | ||