nasal fossa

nasal fossa
Either lateral half of the nasal cavity.

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  • nasal fossa — n either lateral half of the nasal cavity * * * the portion of the nasal cavity anterior to the middle meatus …   Medical dictionary

  • nasal fossa — noun 1. : either lateral half of the nasal cavity 2. : one of the depressions or grooves on the bill in which the nostrils of most birds are situated …   Useful english dictionary

  • nasal fossa — a groove in which the nostril opens …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • 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

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  • Nasal foramina — Right nasal bone. Outer surface. Latin foramina nasalia The nasal foramina are foramina which run through the nasal bones. External …   Wikipedia

  • Fossa — Fos sa, n.; pl. {Foss[AE]}. [L., a ditch. See {Fosse}.] (Anat.) A pit, groove, cavity, or depression, of greater or less depth; as, the temporal fossa on the side of the skull; the nasal foss[ae] containing the nostrils in most birds. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Nasal bone — Bone: Nasal bone Nasal bone visible at center, in dark green …   Wikipedia

  • Nasal surface of the body of the maxilla — Bone: Nasal surface of the body of the maxilla Left maxilla. Nasal surface. Latin facies nasalis corporis maxillae Gray s …   Wikipedia

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