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Any one of the three thin bony plates on the lateral wall of the nasal cavity.
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Nasal concha — Lateral wall of nasal cavity, showing ethmoid bone in position. (Superior and middle in pink, and inferior in blue.) … Wikipedia
nasal concha — n any of three thin bony plates on the lateral wall of the nasal fossa on each side with or without their covering of mucous membrane: a) a separate curved bony plate that is the largest of the three and separates the inferior and middle meatuses … Medical dictionary
nasal concha — noun one of several turbinate bones in the nasal cavity • Hypernyms: ↑turbinate bone, ↑turbinate, ↑turbinal, ↑concha … Useful english dictionary
nasal concha — turbinate (def. 5). * * * ▪ anatomy also called Turbinate, or Turbinal, any of several thin, scroll shaped bony elements forming the upper chambers of the nasal cavities. They increase the surface area of these cavities, thus providing… … Universalium
nasal concha — turbinate bone any of three thin scroll like bones that form the sides of the nasal cavity. The superior and middle nasal conchae are part of the ethmoid bone; the inferior nasal conchae are a separate pair of bones of the face. See: skull … The new mediacal dictionary
Middle nasal concha — Bone: Middle nasal concha Ethmoid bone from behind … Wikipedia
Inferior nasal concha — Infobox Bone Name = PAGENAME Latin = concha nasi inferior, concha nasalis inferior GraySubject = 42 GrayPage = 169 Caption = Medial wall of left orbit. (Inferior nasal concha visible in center in yellow.) Caption2 = Figure 1: Lateral wall of… … Wikipedia
Maxillary process of inferior nasal concha — Bone: Maxillary process of inferior nasal concha Right inferior nasal concha. Lateral surface. Latin p. maxillaris conchae nasalis inferioris Gray s … Wikipedia
Superior nasal concha — Infobox Bone Name = Superior nasal concha Latin = GraySubject = 36 GrayPage = 156 Caption = Ethmoid bone from behind. Caption2 = Lateral wall of nasal cavity, showing ethmoid bone in position. (Superior nasal concha is at top of pink region.)… … Wikipedia
inferior nasal concha — noun The largest of the three nasal concha located within the nasal cavity. Syn: inferior concha, inferior turbinate, inferior turbinate bone, maxilloturbinal … Wiktionary
